Basketball Recap: Mcminn Central Sets Scoring Season-High Against Polk County

Chargers

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 vs Polk County	90
01/31/25 vs Roane County	80
11/25/24 vs Adairsville	74
01/07/25 vs Farragut	66
02/04/25 vs Sweetwater	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McMinn Central). They claimed a resounding 90-62 victory over the Polk County Wildcats. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Polk County's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Benjamin Webb, who went 8 for 15 to rack up 21 points. The game was Webb's third in a row with at least 20 points. Zaden Branham was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.

The victory made it two in a row for McMinn Central and bumps their season record up to 8-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points over those games. As for Polk County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.

Coming up, McMinn Central will challenge Walker Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walker Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 matchups -- so hopefully McMinn Central likes a good challenge. We've got a battle between Wildcats coming up. Polk County is facing Sweetwater at the right time seeing as Sweetwater is stuck on a five-game losing streak.