The Summertown Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They managed a 76-72 victory over Community. Given Summertown's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Community is ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Summertown to victory were Kurt Burleson and Grayson Burleson. Burleson almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds, while Burleson dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Burleson hasn't dropped below 18 points for six straight games. Jackson Bennett was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five assists.
Summertown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Summertown will square off against Mt. Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mt. Pleasant's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests. Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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