The Stone Memorial Panthers will square off against the Upperman Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Stone Memorial sitting on five straight wins and Upperman on 13.
It was a proper cat-fight when Stone Memorial challenged DeKalb County on Saturday. Stone Memorial came out on top against DeKalb County by a score of 57-47. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Tigers are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cade Capps
| 02/22/25 vs DeKalb County | 28 |
| 02/14/25 @ DeKalb County | 36 |
| 02/11/25 @ Cumberland County | 36 |
| 02/10/25 vs Clarkrange | 36 |
| 02/07/25 vs Livingston Academy | 34 |
| + 28 more games |
Stone Memorial's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cade Capps, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Jack Cordell, who on his way to 19 points. Capps' evening made it 33 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upperman). They claimed a resounding 97-65 victory over Cumberland County. The Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Upperman pushed their record up to 23-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Stone Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Stone Memorial ended up a good deal behind Upperman when the teams last played back in January, losing 64-50. Can Stone Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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