Greeneville has won three straight games at home, while Cherokee has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Greene Devils will welcome the Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. Greeneville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
Greeneville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Volunteer: they outscored them in every quarter. The Greene Devils blew past the Falcons 68-42 on Tuesday. Given the Greene Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Falcons are ranked 125th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maria Lyde
| 01/20/26 vs Volunteer | 26 |
| 01/16/26 @ Grainger | 17 |
| 01/09/26 @ Dobyns-Bennett | 20 |
| 01/06/26 vs Alcoa | 20 |
| 01/03/26 vs West Ridge | 22 |
| + 3 more games |
Greeneville relied on the efforts of Brylee Tullock, who posted 29 points in addition to six assists and five boards, and Maria Lyde, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds. Lyde's big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Woolsey, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Cherokee unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grainger.
Cherokee's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Greeneville, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Greeneville strolled past Cherokee in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 by a score of 48-32. Do the Greene Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chiefs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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