Lenoir City and Tullahoma squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Lenoir City had to settle for second. They fell to the Tullahoma Wildcats 49-44. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Wildcats are ranked 39th).
Xavier Farrell was his usual excellent self, shooting 48% from the field en route to 27 points and eight rebounds for Tullahoma. The contest was Farrell's 12th in a row with at least 18 points. Sam Bobo was another key player, putting up six points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Lenoir City and nudges their season record down to 9-21. As for Tullahoma, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Lenoir City nor Tullahoma have any future games scheduled.
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