The David Crockett Pioneers will face off against the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, David Crockett beat Unicoi County 71-61. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Elizabethton on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Sullivan East out of the water with an 82-53 final score. Given the Fighting Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Patriots are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elizabethton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for David Crockett, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
David Crockett strolled past Elizabethton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-49. Does David Crockett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elizabethton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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