The Hickman County Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Whites Creek Cobras at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hickman County sitting on four straight victories and Whites Creek on 13.
A well-balanced attack led Hickman County over Mt. Pleasant in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Hickman County put the hurt on Mt. Pleasant with a sharp 53-32 win.
Meanwhile, Whites Creek didn't have too much trouble with Jackson County at home on Monday as they won 61-43. Given Whites Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Jackson County is ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whites Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyrone Robertson led the charge by scoring 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robertson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Malachi Benton, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Hickman County's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Whites Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
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