If Notre Dame was riding high fresh off their 71-33 takedown of Collegedale Academy on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tellico Plains Bears on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Bears are ranked 44th).
Notre Dame has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Tellico Plains, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Notre Dame will challenge Grace Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tellico Plains, they will square off against McMinn Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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