Cocke County hasn't had much luck against Morristown-Hamblen West recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will look to defend their home court against the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Cocke County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
On Friday, Cocke County came up short against Knoxville Catholic and fell 78-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (61), the Fighting Cocks still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 71-56 fall against Sevier County. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Smoky Bears are ranked 32nd).
Cocke County's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Cocke County ended up a good deal behind Morristown-Hamblen West in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 75-59. Will Cocke County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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