The Hardin Valley Academy Hawks will face off against the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hardin Valley Academy is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Morristown-Hamblen East on Friday. Hardin Valley Academy took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morristown-Hamblen East. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Sevier County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over the Mustangs.
Sevier County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Hardin Valley Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Hardin Valley Academy was dealt a bruising 62-25 loss at the hands of Sevier County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Hardin Valley Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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