Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They lost 82-57 to the David Crockett Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Pioneers are ranked 106th).
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Thomas Ridlehuber, who went 6 for 15 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. With that strong performance, Ridlehuber is now averaging an impressive 2 steals per game. Eli Hubbard was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Sullivan East was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their 15th loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Sullivan East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-21. As for David Crockett, their record now sits at 14-8.
Coming up, Sullivan East will be playing in front of their home fans against Unicoi County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sullivan East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for David Crockett, they have already played their next contest, a 53-48 loss against Dobyns-Bennett on the 8th.
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