After losing to Seymour the last time they met, Pigeon Forge decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pigeon Forge Tigers enjoyed a cozy 69-53 victory over the Seymour Eagles on Friday.
Seymour lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jack McAbee, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds. That's the most boards McAbee has posted since back in November of 2024. David Canterbury was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 16 points.
Pigeon Forge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Seymour, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.
Pigeon Forge and Seymour could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Pigeon Forge will challenge Gatlinburg-Pittman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 124 places (170 vs. 46). Meanwhile, Seymour (ranked 285th) will meet Carter (ranked 70th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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