Pigeon Forge lost against Gatlinburg-Pittman back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pigeon Forge Tigers took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Highlanders are ranked 42nd).
Gatlinburg-Pittman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Wade Whaley out in front who posted 21 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Whaley has scored at least a third of Gatlinburg-Pittman's points. Craig Huskey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Pigeon Forge's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-5.
When Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg-Pittman next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Pigeon Forge will challenge Carter and their three-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Gatlinburg-Pittman will try to stop Alcoa's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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