Meigs County lost against McMinn County back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Meigs County Tigers lost to the McMinn County Cherokees on the road by a 77-60 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Cherokees are ranked 129th).
Brody Goines and Gavin Malone certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Goines posted 15 points and six rebounds, while Malone went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Davis, who put up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Meigs County dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McMinn County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Meigs County Tigers duke it out with the Sweetwater Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Meigs County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for McMinn County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 77-47 win against Ooltewah on the 12th.
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