Morristown-Hamblen East is 2-8 against Morristown-Hamblen West since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Morristown-Hamblen East focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
Morristown-Hamblen East pushed their score all the way to 65, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tennessee. Morristown-Hamblen East found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 18 to 8 on offense.
Despite the defeat, Morristown-Hamblen East had strong showings from Harmony Sullivan, who scored 22 points along with six assists and five rebounds, and Hannah Hall, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Morristown-Hamblen West beat Dobyns-Bennett 52-48 on January 9th. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Morristown-Hamblen West.
Morristown-Hamblen East has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Things could have been worse for Morristown-Hamblen East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to Morristown-Hamblen West in their previous meeting on January 5th. Will Morristown-Hamblen East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
