The McCallie Blue Tornado will take on the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers in a tournament on Monday. One thing working in McCallie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
McCallie's tournament run continued when they took on Red Bank on Saturday. The Blue Tornado secured a 55-49 W over the Lions. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Blue Tornado's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Lions are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Boyd-Buchanan had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They took down the Rams 60-46.
McCallie better focus on containing Asa Fortune and Caleb Hardaway as the pair were huge in Boyd-Buchanan's win. Fortune posted 27 points, while Hardaway earned 20 points. That's the most points Hardaway has posted since back in November of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Jones, who had seven points.
McCallie's record now sits at 12-4. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their record is now 11-7.
McCallie couldn't quite finish off Boyd-Buchanan when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 55-53. Can the Blue Tornado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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