Morristown-Hamblen West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jefferson County Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Patriots are ranked 93rd).
Morristown-Hamblen West's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Jefferson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morristown-Hamblen West will head out to face off against Cocke County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Cocke County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. Jefferson County has already played their next contest (against Knoxville Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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