Having just played yesterday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is hoping to do what Shelby Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Notre Dame's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Notre Dame snuck past Shelby Valley with a 59-55 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Fighting Irish's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 209th in Tennessee, while the Wildcats are ranked 54th in Kentucky).
| 12/20/24 vs Shelby Valley | 36 |
| 12/19/24 vs Calvary Christian | 18 |
| 12/16/24 @ Chattanooga Christian | 20 |
| 12/12/24 vs Boyd-Buchanan | 18 |
| 12/10/24 vs Rhea County | 24 |
| 12/09/24 @ McCallie | 25 |
It was another big night for Gaas Herman, who posted 36 points. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Walt Wagnon was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman entered their tilt with Nashville Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 71-64.
Gatlinburg-Pittman has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Notre Dame, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
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