Basketball Recap: Seymour's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Eagles

Previous 3 Games

02/11/25 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman	41-36
02/06/25 @ Halls	53-31
02/04/25 vs Sequoyah	39-26

Seymour hadn't done well against Gatlinburg-Pittman recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Seymour Eagles snuck past the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders with a 41-36 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Despite the loss, Gatlinburg-Pittman still got an impressive performance from Reese Ownby, who went 6-for-13 en route to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ownby a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tillie Trentham, who posted nine points.

Seymour pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 17-11 record this season.

Coming up, Seymour will look to defend their home court on Friday against Heritage at 6:00 p.m. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they are taking a road trip to challenge Pigeon Forge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.