The Sullivan East Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the North Greene Huskies at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sullivan East is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Friday. They lost 78-58 to Virginia High. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 327th in Tennessee, while the Bearcats are ranked 121st in Virginia).
While North Greene didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Chuckey-Doak by a score of 55-42 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly 13 points.
North Greene is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Sullivan East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Sullivan East came up short against North Greene in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 69-60. Can Sullivan East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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