It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Smoky Mountain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured an 81-77 W over the Cherokee Braves. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves, too.
Smoky Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Custer Prenger led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Prenger a new career-high in assists (six). Ace Prenger was another key player, going 8 for 13 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Smoky Mountain and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Cherokee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Smoky Mountain has already played their next game, an 89-54 win against Swain County on the 5th. Cherokee has also already played their next contest (against Smoky Mountain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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