The Beech Buccaneers will square off against the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Beech has five straight wins, Pearl-Cohn has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Beech strolled past Oakland with points to spare, taking the game 61-47.
Meanwhile, Pearl-Cohn lost to Jackson County on the road by a 57-40 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 93rd).
Beech will have to contain Javion Kinnard as he made an impact in Pearl-Cohn's last game. He went 8 of 13 on his way to 23 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikhai Moshay, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pearl-Cohn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Beech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Pearl-Cohn, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Beech against Pearl-Cohn in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-39 victory. Does Beech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pearl-Cohn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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