York Institute won the last time they faced Smith County and things went their way on Friday too. The York Institute Dragons walked away with a 56-46 win over the Smith County Owls. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Owls are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
York Institute is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Smith County, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. York Institute has already played their next contest (against Watertown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Smith County will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against White County at 6:00 p.m. White County will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Smith County surely won't give up without a fight.
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