Wirt County and Roane County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Wirt County Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Roane County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Wirt County and three for Roane County.
Wirt County struggled with assists on Thursday (Buffalo had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Wirt County took a 70-53 bruising from Buffalo.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alex Bevel, who scored 16 points. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Connor Hoover, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-47, which was the final score in Roane County's tilt against Ripley on Monday.
Despite the defeat, Roane County got a solid performance out of Shay Harper, who scored 14 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Harper grabbed two or more steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Caldwell, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Wirt County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Roane County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Tuesday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Wirt County have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 44% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Roane County struggles in that department as they've made 39.6% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wirt County came up short against Roane County when the teams last played on February 1st, falling 52-45. Can Wirt County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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