The Wayne County Wildcats will be playing at home against the East Hickman County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Wayne County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
Wayne County's and Riverside's matchup on Thursday was close at halftime, but Wayne County turned on the heat in the second half with 47 points. Wayne County took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 68-37 win over Riverside. Given Wayne County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Riverside is ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justice Bell was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Wayne County's points. Another player making a difference was Sayler Skelton, who scored 15 points along with 6 rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Hickman County had to suffer through a rough 68-37 loss at the hands of Kenwood. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Hickman County in their matchups with Kenwood: they've now lost three in a row.
Wayne County's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Hickman County, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
