The Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences Patriots pushed their score all the way to 66 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 81-66 fall against Roane County. While losing is never fun, Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Roane County is ranked 79th).
Aaron Layne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Roane County, scoring 21 points. The matchup was Layne's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Turner Woodlee was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Roane County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Andrews-Sewanee at 1:00 p.m. on December 9th. As for Roane County, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Polk County at 6:00 p.m.