After flying high against the Dresden Lions last Thursday, the Halls Tigers came back down to earth. Halls fell 46-33 to Middleton on Friday. While losing is never fun, Halls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Middleton is ranked 127th).
Middleton was led to victory by Jordan Woody and Tamarcus Smith. Woody scored 11 points along with two blocks, while Smith scored 18 points along with two steals. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. Taquinis Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Halls has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Middleton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Halls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Middleton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-49 loss vs. Humboldt on the 19th.
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