Jefferson County posted their closest victory since November 22, 2023 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sevier County Smoky Bears, sneaking past 53-51. The win was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Smoky Bears are ranked 25th).
Jefferson County is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Sevier County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Jefferson County will look to defend their home court on Friday against Morristown-Hamblen East at 7:30 p.m. Jefferson County is facing Morristown-Hamblen East at the right time seeing as Morristown-Hamblen East is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Sevier County, they will venture away from home to take on Morristown-Hamblen West at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sevier County will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Morristown-Hamblen West will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's match.
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