In what's become a running theme this season, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 101-18 victory over Eagleton College & Career Academy at home. Gatlinburg-Pittman is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 14 straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nya Burns, who scored 23 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burns has scored all season. Maddy Newman was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Eagleton College & Career Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Gatlinburg-Pittman will head out on the road to take on the Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alcoa is on a four-game streak of home wins, the Highlanders a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Eagleton College & Career Academy will take on the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
