The Whitehaven Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Bearden Bulldogs on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whitehaven took a 24-point defeat the last time they faced off against Clarksville, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Whitehaven made off with a 33-32 win over Clarksville.
Jala Wilson
| 03/08/25 @ Clarksville | 83% |
| 02/28/25 vs Arlington | 50% |
| 02/21/25 vs Kingsbury | 50% |
| 12/27/24 vs Webb City | 50% |
| 03/03/25 vs Memphis East | 40% |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitehaven to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jala Wilson, who shot 83% from the field en route to 10 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in field goal percentage. Taniyah Hurt was another key player, putting up 11 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Bearden faced Morristown-Hamblen East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Bearden walked away with a 59-52 victory over Morristown-Hamblen East.
Whitehaven pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points on average over those games. As for Bearden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
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