South Pittsburg is 2-8 against Grundy County since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the South Pittsburg Pirates will get right back to it and host the Grundy County Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, South Pittsburg didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sequatchie County, but they still walked away with a 45-41 victory. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Grundy County won against Van Buren County on Tuesday with 68 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Grundy County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Community 68-65. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Vikings/Viqueens are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grundy County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for South Pittsburg, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
South Pittsburg didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Grundy County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Will South Pittsburg repeat their success, or does Grundy County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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