Alcoa suffered their closest loss since December 29, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders by a score of 84-81. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Tornadoes still had to take the loss.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maliyah Glasper, who posted 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Glasper has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Mejias, who earned 22 points.
Alcoa's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 19-6. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Alcoa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will be playing at home against Happy Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman is facing Happy Valley at the right time seeing as Happy Valley is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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