The Huntingdon Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Gibson County Pioneers on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a 14-game winning streak alive.
Last Saturday, Huntingdon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-49 win over Summertown.
Meanwhile, Gibson County stacked a 20th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Trezevant 75-40 at home. Given Gibson County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Trezevant is ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntingdon's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Gibson County, their win bumped their record up to 29-1.
Things could have been worse for Huntingdon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-40 loss to Gibson County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Huntingdon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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