The Dresden Lions will square off against the Westview Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Dresden blew past South Fulton, posting a 55-9 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westview had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 18 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 61-28 win over the Tigers.
Westview's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points over those games. As for Dresden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Dresden took a serious blow against Westview when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 62-27. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dresden was down 38-17.
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