The Jefferson County Patriots will square off against the Carter Green Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Jefferson County will head into Saturday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They were beaten by Dobyns-Bennett 83-54. The Patriots have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Carter entered their tilt with Northview Academy on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 74-64. The win was all the more spectacular given the Green Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Cougars are ranked 19th).
Carter has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Jefferson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Jefferson County came up short against Carter in their previous meeting back in February, falling 67-60. Can Jefferson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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