The Austin-East Roadrunners will take on the Hampton Bulldogs on Saturday. Austin-East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Hampton likes a good challenge.
Austin-East came up short against Alcoa on Tuesday, falling 100-80. The Roadrunners have struggled against the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hampton was able to grind out a solid victory over Johnson County on Tuesday, taking the game 73-62. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd in Tennessee, while the Longhorns are ranked 290th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. Austin-East's loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
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