The Sullivan East Patriots will take on the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sullivan East is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Sullivan East lost to North Greene on the road by a 53-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Huskies are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, Elizabethton made easy work of Johnson County on Saturday and carried off a 77-52 victory.
Elizabethton pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Sullivan East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Sullivan East came out on top in a nail-biter against Elizabethton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 66-64. Does Sullivan East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elizabethton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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