The third road matchup was the charm for the Chattanooga Prep Sentinels, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Pickett County by a score of 55-47 on Monday. That's another feather in the cap for Chattanooga Prep, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Ta'Suade Williams, who scored 14 points along with four steals. Eli Gaines was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
When it comes to explaining why Pickett County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jacob Amonett. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. The match was Amonett's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Eli Reagan, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Chattanooga Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Pickett County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chattanooga Prep will square off against East Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Hamilton is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. As for Pickett County, they will head out on the road to face off against East Robertson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Robertson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Pickett County is ranked 62nd).
