The Jellico Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Stone Memorial Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Jellico focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
Jellico took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 56-55 win over Rockwood.
Jellico's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kendall Osborn, who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Lay, who earned ten points in addition to six steals.
Meanwhile, Stone Memorial posted their closest win since January 9th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Lenoir City out 45-42.
Stone Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Jellico, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
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