After flying high against Union County last Saturday, Cocke County came back down to earth. The Fighting Cocks fell 57-44 to the Heritage Mountaineers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Cocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Mountaineers are ranked 46th).
Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gaven French, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine assists. French's morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Williams, who posted 16 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Cocke County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Cocke County will take on Fulton at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Cocks will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 64.7 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Heritage and Campbell County will round out the year against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Mountaineers will need to watch out since the Cougars have now posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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