The Whites Creek Cobras will face off against the Goodpasture Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Whites Creek turned things around against Germantown on Friday. It was close, but they capped 2024 with a 52-49 victory over the Red Devils. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cobras have posted since February 2nd.
| 12/27/24 vs Germantown | 5 |
| 01/30/24 vs Stratford | 3 |
| 02/29/24 vs East Nashville Magnet | 3 |
| 12/05/24 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet | 3 |
| 11/17/23 @ Columbia Central | 3 |
Whites Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Hughes, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Benton, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Goodpasture Christian entered their tilt with Cane Ridge on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Ravens out 85-83. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Ravens are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Goodpasture Christian's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Whites Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.
Whites Creek strolled past Goodpasture Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2017 by a score of 65-48. Does Whites Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Goodpasture Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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