Bearden is on an 18-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Whitehaven is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bearden Bulldogs will welcome the Whitehaven Tigers on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bearden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Morristown-Hamblen East, who was ranked ninth at the time (Bearden was ranked second). Bearden came out on top against Morristown-Hamblen East by a score of 59-52 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Whitehaven took on Clarksville on Saturday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Whitehaven made off with a 33-32 victory over Clarksville.
Whitehaven's win came from a few key players Bearden will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jala Wilson, who shot 83% from the field on her way to 10 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Taniyah Hurt, who posted 11 points and five assists.
Whitehaven is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Bearden's win bumped their record up to 32-5.
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