The Cheatham County Central Cubs will head out on the road to face off against the Westmoreland Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cheatham County Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cheatham County Central beat Pearl-Cohn 59-54. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cheatham County Central.
Cheatham County Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tucker Proctor out in front who scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Proctor has scored at least 25% of Cheatham County Central's points. Jevin Adcock was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Westmoreland's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 64-54 to White House. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Westmoreland came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while White House is ranked 99th).
Cheatham County Central's victory lifted them to 2-3 while Pearl-Cohn's defeat dropped them down to 0-2.
Cheatham County Central and Westmoreland were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, but Cheatham County Central came up empty-handed after a 45-44 loss. Can Cheatham County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
