The Oak Ridge Wildcats will take on the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Oak Ridge's favor as the team sits on 22 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sevier County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Oak Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bearden, who was ranked second at the time (Oak Ridge was ranked third). Oak Ridge walked away with a 60-53 win over Bearden on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Sevier County came up short against Morristown-Hamblen East on Wednesday and fell 49-40. While the Smoky Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hurricanes 16-4 in the first quarter.
Oak Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 22 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points over those games. Sevier County's loss dropped their record down to 26-8.
Oak Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Sevier County in their previous matchup back in February, winning 51-42. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Sevier County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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