The Stewarts Creek Red Hawks lost against the Cookeville Cavaliers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Stewarts Creek took a serious blow against Cookeville, falling 72-37. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stewarts Creek in their matchups with Cookeville: they've now lost five in a row.
Stewarts Creek's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayda Bernard, who scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Camden Ward, who scored 11 points.
Cookeville found their leader in underclassman Allie Gillies, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. It was the first time this season that Gillies pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Hudson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Stewarts Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Cookeville, their victory was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Stewarts Creek will face off against LaVergne at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. LaVergne comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last five games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for Cookeville, they will take on Wilson Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cookeville is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Tennessee (they are ranked fourth, while Wilson Central is ranked 111th).
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