The Carter Green Hornets and the Jellico Blue Devils will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Carter and nine for Jellico.
Last Friday, Carter might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Seymour an easy 64-38 win. While losing is never fun, the Green Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Eagles are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Jellico took a blow against Midway on Friday, falling 72-43.
Carter will need focus on slowing down Kendall Osborn, one of several Jellico players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Osborn has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Lay, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Jellico smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive games.
Jellico's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Carter took their victory against Jellico when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 73-47. In that match, Carter amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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