The Oliver Springs Bobcats pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harriman. While losing is never fun, Oliver Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Harriman is ranked 118th).
Oliver Springs lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Javen Barger, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Barger hasn't dropped below two blocks for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Jones, who scored 15 points along with five assists.
Oliver Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Harriman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-2.
Oliver Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harriman, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 82-59 victory vs. Jellico on the 29th.
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