Gatlinburg-Pittman has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Austin-East Roadrunners at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Gatlinburg-Pittman's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Gatlinburg-Pittman stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Northview Academy on the road to the tune of 84-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Maddy Newman continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with five assists and two blocks. She hasn't dropped below 15points for 14 straight games. Nya Burns was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five steals.
Austin-East suffered their closest defeat yet this season two weeks ago. They fell just short of Fulton by a score of 41-39. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Austin-East has scored all season.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for Austin-East, they dropped their record down to 6-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Gatlinburg-Pittman against Austin-East in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 54-17 victory. With Gatlinburg-Pittman ahead 38-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
