After losing to Knoxville Catholic the last time they met, Alcoa decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Alcoa Tornadoes took down the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish 87-71 on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tornadoes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 11th).
Despite the loss, Knoxville Catholic still got an impressive performance from Cade Murphy, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. The contest was Murphy's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jayson Gainey, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points.
Alcoa is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Knoxville Catholic, they moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Alcoa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-67 win against Oak Ridge on the 21st. Knoxville Catholic has also already played their next contest, a 77-59 victory against A.C. Reynolds on the 21st.
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