The Rockwood Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. The game between Rockwood and Sale Creek wasn't particularly close, with Rockwood falling 49-31. Rockwood has not had much luck with Sale Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Sale Creek found their leader in underclassman Caroline Holland, who scored 14 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Holland has scored at least 25% of Sale Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Gracie Arnold, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Rockwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Sale Creek, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Rockwood will head out on the road to face off against Greenback at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sale Creek, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Collegedale Academy at 6:00 p.m. Collegedale Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Sale Creek is ranked 110th).
