Smoky Mountain unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Andrews Wildcats by a score of 66-63 on Wednesday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
When it comes to explaining why Smoky Mountain lost, don't look at Kieaira Ensley. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance gave Ensley a new career-high in threes. Aaliyah Voss was another key player, earning 13 points plus six rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Smoky Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrews only racked up 11.
Leading Andrews to victory were Kylie Donaldson and Alexis Beasley. Donaldson dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds, while Beasley dropped a double-double on 11 points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dr?a Cutshaw, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Smoky Mountain will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cherokee at 6:00 p.m. on December 3rd. Andrews has already played their next matchup (against Smoky Mountain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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