The LaVergne Wolverines will square off against Rockvale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
LaVergne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 67-40 victory over Clarksville. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Wildcats are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rockvale was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Macon County 65-38. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rockvale.
Rockvale's win came from a few key players LaVergne will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alijah France, who made all 6 shots he took to post 16 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Wyatt Gilleland was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and five blocks.
Rockvale is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for LaVergne, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
LaVergne beat Rockvale 50-42 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will LaVergne repeat their success, or does Rockvale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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