South-Doyle lost against Powell back in November of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The South-Doyle Cherokees took a hard 58-40 fall against the Powell Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, South-Doyle saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Payton Rollins shot 4-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 52.5% of South-Doyle's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Cloey Wade was another key player, putting up seven points along with 11 boards and three blocks.
South-Doyle has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Powell, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
South-Doyle will take on Anderson County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Powell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 34-24 defeat against Campbell County on the 7th.
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