South Greene and Tennessee met for a duel on Saturday where South Greene had to take the L. The South Greene Rebels took a 66-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tennessee Vikings. The Rebels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
South Greene lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jase Roderick, who went 9 for 19 en route to 22 points plus five assists. Another player making a difference was Elgin Gentry, who posted 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Greene smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tennessee only pulled down five.
Colin Brown had an outrageously good game for Tennessee as he went 11 for 19 en route to 28 points plus six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Miller, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
South Greene's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Tennessee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
South Greene has already played their next match, a 62-53 win against Cocke County on the 26th. As for Tennessee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 90-42 victory against Mountain Mission on the 25th.
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