The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders entered their tilt with the Alcoa Tornadoes with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Gatlinburg-Pittman took down Alcoa 68-53 on Wednesday. Given Gatlinburg-Pittman's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Alcoa is ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maliyah Glasper, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Maddy Newman was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Gatlinburg-Pittman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season. As for Alcoa, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Gatlinburg-Pittman will be playing in front of their home fans against Meigs County at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gatlinburg-Pittman is coming into the match with 13 straight wins at home, so Meigs County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Alcoa, they will head out on the road to square off against McMinn Central at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in McMinn Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups.
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