Eagleton College & Career Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders 94-31. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 35th).
Leading Gatlinburg-Pittman to victory were Chloe Mejias and Maliyah Glasper. Mejias went 10 for 15 on her way to 30 points and three steals, while Glasper went 8 of 14 on her way to 19 points in addition to six assists and five steals. Glasper is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Wear, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Eagleton College & Career Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Eagleton College & Career Academy will head out to take on Clayton-Bradley Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Alcoa at 6:00 p.m.
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