The Smyrna Bulldogs will face off against the LaVergne Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Smyrna knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully LaVergne likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Smyrna came up short against Stewarts Creek and fell 73-62.
Smyrna might have lost, but man, Elliyon Kinzer was a machine: he went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Daniel Jr, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, LaVergne came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Blue Devils with a 52-48 win. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
LaVergne has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Smyrna, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Smyrna was dealt a bruising 64-35 defeat at the hands of LaVergne in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Smyrna was down 36-16.
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