After a string of ten wins, the South Pittsburg Pirates's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to Chattanooga Prep 54-48. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points South Pittsburg has scored all season.
Leading Chattanooga Prep to victory were Ta'Suade Williams and Derrick Roberson. Williams scored 17 points along with five assists, while Roberson scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and seven blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roberson has scored all season.
South Pittsburg's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3. As for Chattanooga Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Pittsburg will square off against Sequatchie County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chattanooga Prep, they and Copper Basin will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Chattanooga Prep is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Copper Basin in Tennessee (Chattanooga Prep is ranked 105th, while Copper Basin is ranked 402nd).
