Lenoir City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 54-37 fall against the Pickett County Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Bobcats are ranked 99th).
Pickett County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Amonett out in front who posted 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Lyric Parris was another key player, putting up ten points.
Lenoir City's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pickett County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Lenoir City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-53 defeat against Grace Christian Academy on the 21st. As for Pickett County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 78-63 victory against Halls on the 21st.
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