A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Iron Panthers face off against the Neelyville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Iron comes in on three and Neelyville on five.
Last Tuesday, South Iron beat Fredericktown 57-47.
Meanwhile, Neelyville was able to grind out a solid victory over East Carter on Tuesday, taking the game 40-29.
Neelyville pushed their record up to 7-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for South Iron, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
South Iron strolled past Neelyville when the teams last played back in February of 2020 by a score of 68-51. Does South Iron have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neelyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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