The CSTHEA Patriots will take on the Brainerd Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. CSTHEA will be strutting in after a victory while Brainerd will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, CSTHEA turned things around against Hixson on Saturday. They walked away with a 51-40 win over the Wildcats. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Wildcats are ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Brainerd was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 66-53 to Rhea County.
CSTHEA's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Brainerd, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
CSTHEA strolled past Brainerd in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 55-41. Will CSTHEA repeat their success, or does Brainerd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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