The Tennessee Vikings will challenge the David Crockett Pioneers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tennessee is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Tennessee is returning to their home court after beating Elizabethton on theirs, despite the fact Elizabethton has dominated at home this season. Tennessee was the clear victor by a 75-53 margin over Elizabethton on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Fighting Cyclones are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, David Crockett was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 53-48 to Dobyns-Bennett.
Tennessee pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points over those games. As for David Crockett, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season.
Tennessee strolled past David Crockett in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 59-44. Does Tennessee have another victory up their sleeve, or will David Crockett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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