West Ridge took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They snuck past the Cocke County Fighting Cocks with a 66-60 victory. This was payback for the Wolves, who suffered a 56-37 loss the last time these two teams met.
Defeat or not, Cocke County got some senior leadership from Ethan Fine and Kyler Hayes. Fine scored 21 points along with four steals, while Hayes went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points plus two steals. Fine is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Holt, who posted six points.
Cocke County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
West Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-62 win against Austin-East on the 23rd. As for Cocke County, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Chuckey-Doak at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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