Pickett County is 8-2 against Red Boiling Springs since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pickett County Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickett County has three straight wins, Red Boiling Springs has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pickett County faced off against Gordonsville on Tuesday. Pickett County enjoyed a cozy 58-39 victory over Gordonsville. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tigers are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 vs Gordonsville | 20 |
| 11/30/24 vs Jellico | 19 |
| 12/27/24 vs Midway | 17 |
| 01/09/25 vs Clay County | 15 |
| 12/10/24 @ Stone Memorial | 15 |
Pickett County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Amonett led the charge by going 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Amonett a new career-high. Eli Reagan was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 16 points and three steals.
Pickett County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Red Boiling Springs played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 66-35 loss at the hands of Clarkrange. The Bulldogs were down 52-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Red Boiling Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Pickett County, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Pickett County came out on top in a nail-biter against Red Boiling Springs in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 70-67. Will Pickett County repeat their success, or does Red Boiling Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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