Tri-Cities Christian entered their tilt with South-Doyle on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed by the South-Doyle Cherokees to the tune of 85-44. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cherokees, too.
Tri-Cities Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Peters out in front who went 11 for 13 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Lofton Looney, who went 8 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five assists and three steals.
Tri-Cities Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 15.2.
Tri-Cities Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for South-Doyle, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri-Cities Christian will square off against Unicoi County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Tri-Cities Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for South-Doyle, they will take on Knoxville Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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