Upper Cumberland couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 73-51 to the Cumberland Christian Home Educators Hawks on Saturday.
Cumberland Christian Home Educators' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Sloan led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Caleb Tigue was another key player, posting 18 points along with three steals.
Cumberland Christian Home Educators is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Upper Cumberland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Boyd Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cumberland Christian Home Educators, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Galilean Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Cumberland Christian Home Educators is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
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