The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones will head out to face off against the Sullivan East Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sullivan East took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Elizabethton, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, everything went Elizabethton's way against Johnson County as Elizabethton made off with a 77-52 win. Given the Fighting Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Longhorns are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. The matchup between them and North Greene didn't end well, with Sullivan East falling 53-37.
Elizabethton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Sullivan East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Elizabethton couldn't quite finish off Sullivan East in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 66-64. Can Elizabethton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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