The Unaka Rangers and the Rockwood Tigers will round out the year against one another at at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Unaka is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Twin Springs just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rangers have suffered since January 30th.
Meanwhile, Rockwood came up short against Harriman on Friday and fell 54-46. The Tigers have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Unaka will need focus on slowing down Jayden Davidson, one of several Rockwood players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Davidson a new career-high in points. Michael Gibson was another key player, putting up seven points and eight rebounds.
Rockwood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Unaka, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Unaka ended up a good deal behind Rockwood when the teams last played back in December of 2022, losing 53-36. Can Unaka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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