The Alcoa Tornadoes didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory.
Boyd-Buchanan's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Hardaway, who posted 18 points. Hardaway continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ian Allen, who had 15 points.
Alcoa's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Boyd-Buchanan, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Alcoa and Boyd-Buchanan could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. The Tornadoes will take on Maryville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (81 vs. 7). Meanwhile, Boyd-Buchanan (ranked 153rd) will meet Cypress Bay (ranked 47th) at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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