Stratford lost against Whites Creek back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Stratford Spartans were beaten by the Whites Creek Cobras 67-35. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Cobras are ranked 159th).
Whites Creek can attribute much of their success to Michael Palmer, who went 7 for 9 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Palmer a new career-high in points. Malachi Benton was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points and five boards.
Stratford has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Whites Creek, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Stratford won't have much time to rest: their next game is against RePublic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is facing RePublic at the right time seeing as RePublic is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Whites Creek, they and KIPP Nashville Collegiate will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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