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| 01/31/25 - Home | 59-47 W |
| 01/17/25 - Away | 68-59 W |
| 02/28/24 - Home | 53-68 L |
| 02/20/24 - Home | 53-50 W |
| 02/08/24 - Away | 54-66 L |
| + 5 more games |
Alcoa and Gatlinburg-Pittman are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2023, but not for long. The Alcoa Tornadoes will face off against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Alcoa earned a 66-55 win over Maryville. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Red Rebels are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman won against Pigeon Forge on Monday with 70 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Gatlinburg-Pittman breezed past Pigeon Forge to the tune of 70-38. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's win came from a few key players Alcoa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chloe Mejias, who went 7-for-10 en route to 16 points and five steals. Gatlinburg-Pittman is 12-1 when Mejias posts three or more steals, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Addi Wear, who went 7-for-13 on her way to 16 points and three steals.
Gatlinburg-Pittman was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Alcoa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Gatlinburg-Pittman's record is now 19-11.
Alcoa beat Gatlinburg-Pittman 59-47 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gatlinburg-Pittman's Maliyah Glasper, who went 9-for-20 to rack up 24 points and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alcoa still be able to contain Glasper? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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