Morristown-Hamblen East hasn't had much luck against Sevier County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will square off against the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a classic East v. West duel when Morristown-Hamblen East challenged Morristown-Hamblen West on Saturday. Morristown-Hamblen East came out on top against Morristown-Hamblen West by a score of 46-36. The Hurricanes have beaten the Trojans the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sevier County). They claimed a resounding 81-27 victory over Jefferson County. The Smoky Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 23 points or more this season.
Morristown-Hamblen East's win bumped their record up to 24-6. As for Sevier County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Morristown-Hamblen East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-37 loss to Sevier County in their previous matchup back in January. Can Morristown-Hamblen East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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