The Summertown Eagles posted their closest victory yet this season on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Perry County and snuck past 64-61. Given Summertown's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Perry County is ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Summertown to victory were Grayson Burleson and Kurt Burleson. Burleson scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals, while Burleson dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Burleson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 14 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Bryant, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Colton Pevahouse, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten assists. Another player making a difference was Landon Warren, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Summertown is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Perry County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Summertown's road trip will continue as they head out to face Moore County at 6:00 p.m. on January 27th. As for Perry County, they will challenge Collinwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
