The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders will take on the York Institute Dragons at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Gatlinburg-Pittman sitting on eight straight victories and York Institute on 19.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Summertown with points to spare, taking the game 50-36.
Maliyah Glasper
| 03/12/25 vs Summertown | 63% |
| 03/08/25 vs Meigs County | 25% |
| 03/05/25 vs Alcoa | 20% |
| 03/03/25 vs Chuckey-Doak | 33% |
| 02/28/25 vs Happy Valley | 57% |
| + 9 more games |
It was another big night for Maliyah Glasper, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds. What's more, she also posted a 63% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in January. Another player making a difference was Chloe Mejias, who posted six points.
Gatlinburg-Pittman was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are 24-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, York Institute won against Memphis Business Academy on Tuesday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. York Institute beat Memphis Business Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 44-43. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Execs are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
York Institute pushed their record up to 29-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their victory bumped their record up to 25-11.
Gatlinburg-Pittman couldn't quite get it done against York Institute when the teams last played back in February as they fell 57-49. Can Gatlinburg-Pittman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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