Tri-Cities Christian played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the White County Warriors and fell 75-48. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Warriors are ranked tenth).
Tri-Cities Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Michaela Dixon, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Haws, who posted 15 points.
White County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bella Winningham out in front who went 8 of 15 on her way to 19 points. Winningham has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gracie Clark, who went 8 for 16 en route to 16 points and six steals.
Eagles
| 12/19/24 @ White County | 48-75 |
| 12/16/24 @ Unicoi County | 47-43 |
| 12/13/24 vs Honaker | 66-58 |
| 12/10/24 @ Pineville | 52-51 |
| 12/06/24 @ Bell County | 50-70 |
With the defeat, Tri-Cities Christian broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5. As for White County, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Tri-Cities Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 54-32 loss against South Gibson on the 20th. As for White County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wayne County at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th. White County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.5 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
