The Whitwell Tigers will take on the Gordonsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitwell will be strutting in after a win while Gordonsville will be coming in after a loss.
Whitwell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 58-37 margin over St. Andrews-Sewanee on Tuesday.
Whitwell found their leader in sophomore Callie Brock, who went 7 of 8 en route to 18 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Stephanie Miller, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 78-53 to Pickett County. 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 230th, while the Bobcats are ranked 38th).
Whitwell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Gordonsville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Whitwell was taken down by Gordonsville 62-25 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Whitwell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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