The Lebanon Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Sullivan East Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lebanon took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 74-61 win over Tazewell.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-68 heartbreaker at the hands of Elizabethton. 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 334th, while the Fighting Cyclones are ranked 120th).
Lebanon has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Sullivan East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Things could have been worse for Lebanon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-51 loss to Sullivan East in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Lebanon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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