On Tuesday, Union County might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Morristown-Hamblen East an easy 69-44 victory. While losing is never fun, Union County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Morristown-Hamblen East is ranked 43rd).
Harmony Sullivan continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Morristown-Hamblen East, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Sullivan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hall, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Union County has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Union County will finish 2023 at home by hosting Washburn at 6:00 p.m. on December 29th. Washburn is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Morristown-Hamblen East and Braden River will round out the year against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at.