The Gilmer Buckeyes are taking a road trip to challenge the Cumberland Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gilmer easily dispatched Henderson on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Gilmer fell just short of Chapel Hill by a score of 68-66 on Friday. The Buckeyes haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 67-50 fall against Carthage.
Cumberland Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Gilmer, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Gilmer was able to grind out a solid victory over Cumberland Academy in their previous matchup back in January, winning 81-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilmer since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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