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| 01/29/24 - Home | 75-59 W |
| 12/21/23 - Away | 67-62 W |
| 01/03/23 - Away | 59-60 L |
| 12/13/22 - Home | 51-38 W |
| 01/26/21 - Away | 51-48 W |
| + 5 more games |
Morristown-Hamblen West is 8-2 against Cocke County since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Morristown-Hamblen West is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a hard 71-56 fall against Sevier County. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Smoky Bears are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Cocke County came up short against Knoxville Catholic on Friday and fell 78-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (61), the Fighting Cocks still had to take the loss.
Cocke County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Morristown-Hamblen West strolled past Cocke County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 75-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cocke County's Ethan Fine, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Morristown-Hamblen West still be able to contain Fine? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
