The Cheatham County Central Cubs will head out on the road to challenge the East Hickman County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheatham County Central is looking to tack on another W to their 21-game streak on the road.
Cheatham County Central put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past White House-Heritage 51-31. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Cheatham County Central just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, East Hickman County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They strolled past Community with points to spare, taking the game 43-25. Given East Hickman County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Community is ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cheatham County Central's win bumped their record up to 18-2. As for East Hickman County, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Cheatham County Central was able to grind out a solid victory over East Hickman County in their previous meeting on January 5th, winning 57-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheatham County Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
