Enka can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They secured a 71-66 W over the Smoky Mountain Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Jets also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2021.
Logan Trantham was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Hyatt Middleton, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Smoky Mountain lost, don't look at Custer Prenger. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. The game was Prenger's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Brown, who put up 13 points.
Enka now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Smoky Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Enka and Mitchell will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mitchell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Enka likes a good challenge. As for Smoky Mountain, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-60 defeat against Andrews on the 20th.
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