The North Greene Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Sullivan East Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Greene has 14 straight victories, Sullivan East has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, North Greene slipped by Unaka 56-55. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Rangers are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by David Crockett and fell 80-44. The Patriots were down 51-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
North Greene will have to keep a close watch on Eli Hubbard and Thomas Ridlehuber, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sullivan East's prior game. Hubbard went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points and six boards, while Ridlehuber posted 14 points and five assists. Hubbard is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Blue Proffitt, who had five points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Sullivan East was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. This was only their 17th loss (out of 21 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Sullivan East's loss dropped their record down to 4-23. As for North Greene, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
North Greene strolled past Sullivan East when the teams last played back in January by a score of 53-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Greene since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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