An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The West Rebels will welcome the Austin-East Roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in West's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
West took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Morristown-Hamblen West as West made off with a 74-52 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Austin-East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to Alcoa on the road by a 77-61 margin. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 23rd).
Austin-East's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
West took their win against Austin-East in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 71-50. Will West repeat their success, or does Austin-East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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