The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds will take on the York Institute Dragons on Saturday.
Pearl-Cohn is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering East Nashville Magnet just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 54-46 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, York Institute came tearing into Wednesday's game with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 67-44 win. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
York Institute's victory bumped their record up to 26-5. As for Pearl-Cohn, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Pearl-Cohn suffered a grim 64-38 defeat to York Institute in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Pearl-Cohn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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