Vikings
| 01/14/25 @ Unicoi County | 73-64 |
| 01/07/25 @ West Ridge | 54-48 |
| 01/06/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen East | 76-58 |
Tennessee entered their tilt with Unicoi County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 73-64 win over the Unicoi County Blue Devils. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colin Brown was his usual excellent self, going 12 of 23 en route to 31 points and five boards. Reed Miller was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Despite the loss, Unicoi County still got an impressive performance from Jackson Simmons, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 28 points. The game was Simmons' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Koda Cutlip, who went 5 of 11 en route to 17 points and seven boards.
Tennessee pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Unicoi County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Tennessee will be playing at home against Sullivan East at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for Unicoi County, they will square off against Milton at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Unicoi County also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.4 points per game.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
