After losing to Cocke County the last time they met, Knoxville Catholic decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish walked away with a 40-30 win over the Cocke County Fighting Cocks on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
| 01/17/25 vs Cocke County | 12 |
| 12/31/24 vs Cocke County | 8 |
| 12/30/24 @ Greeneville | 6 |
| 12/28/24 vs West Greene | 6 |
| 01/14/25 @ Baylor | 4 |
Knoxville Catholic had a senior duo take command as Maggie Frana dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds and Sydney English posted nine points and eight boards. Those 12 boards set a new season-high mark for Frana. Amaya Redd was another key player, putting up four points and six rebounds.
Knoxville Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cocke County only racked up six assists.
Several Fighting Cocks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blakelyn Clevenger, who had nine points. Another player making a difference was Shakyra Reed, who put up eight points.
Knoxville Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9. As for Cocke County, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Knoxville Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-25 defeat against Notre Dame on the 18th. As for Cocke County, they will host Carter at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th. Cocke County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
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