Bearden is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Morristown-Hamblen East is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bearden Bulldogs will host the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Bearden blew past William Blount, posting a 77-19 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Governors are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morristown-Hamblen East). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Elizabethton 79-52. The Hurricanes pushed the score to 68-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Fighting Cyclones cut but never quite recovered from.
Morristown-Hamblen East is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Bearden, their win bumped their record up to 25-4.
Bearden couldn't quite finish off Morristown-Hamblen East in their previous meeting last Monday and fell 60-58. Will Bearden have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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