The Halls Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Powell Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Halls is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Karns on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Halls was beaten by Karns 61-33. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-15.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Powell took on Knoxville Central on Tuesday. Powell walked away with a 50-43 victory over Knoxville Central. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Bobcats are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Powell has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Halls, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Halls was taken down by Powell 82-43 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Halls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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