Knoxville Central suffered their closest loss since December 15, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Gibbs Eagles by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bobcats have suffered against the Eagles since December 1, 2015.
Zack Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gibbs, going 10 for 23 en route to 28 points plus seven steals and six rebounds. The matchup was Turner's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Bates, who scored nine points.
Knoxville Central's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Gibbs, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Knoxville Central Bobcats take on the Campbell County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibbs has already played their next match (against Knoxville Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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