Basketball Recap: Gatlinburg-Pittman Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Highlanders

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Eagleton College & Career Academy	63
12/13/24 @ Eagleton College & Career Academy	55
12/19/24 vs Cordova	49
02/28/25 vs Happy Valley	41
11/23/24 vs Unicoi County	33

Gatlinburg-Pittman had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Meigs County Tigers as they made off with a 61-39 win. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maliyah Glasper, who shot 55% from the field en route to 16 points in addition to six assists and six boards. Chloe Mejias was another key player, going 8-for-15 on her way to 17 points and seven rebounds.

Gatlinburg-Pittman pushed their record up to 24-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.7 points. As for Meigs County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-12.

Looking ahead, Gatlinburg-Pittman will face off against Summertown at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Gatlinburg-Pittman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Summertown likes a good challenge. Meigs County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.