The Greene County Tech Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the Nettleton Raiders with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. Greene County Tech skirted past the Raiders 40-38. That's another feather in the cap for Greene County Tech, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greene County Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Myiah Butler, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 rebounds and nine blocks. Jacey Edrington was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Greene County Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Nettleton, they dropped their record down to 16-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Greene County Tech will face off against the Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Batesville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arkansas Rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 14th). As for Nettleton, they will be playing at home against the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully the Raiders like a good challenge.
