Sweetwater and Roane County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Sweetwater Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Roane County Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Sweetwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
Sweetwater played in conference for the first time on Friday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They walked away with a 51-38 victory over Meigs County.
| 01/24/25 vs Meigs County | 2 |
| 01/07/25 vs Sequoyah | 1 |
| 12/17/24 @ Roane County | 1 |
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Sweetwater found their leader in sophomore Hunter Daffron, who went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Daffron a new career-high in blocks (two). Nolan Dacus was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Roane County came tearing into Monday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 83-81 win over the Bears.
Roane County is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Sweetwater, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Sweetwater was dealt a bruising 78-38 loss at the hands of Roane County in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Sweetwater have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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