The Smith County Owls and the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Smith County Owls had to settle for second. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders. While losing is never fun, Smith County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Gatlinburg-Pittman is ranked second).
Maddy Newman was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds for Gatlinburg-Pittman. Newman has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 29 times she's played. Nya Burns was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Smith County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their win was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 34-3.
Smith County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-52 defeat vs. Loretto on the 8th.
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