Morristown-Hamblen East is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Rossview is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will take on the Rossview Hawks at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, Morristown-Hamblen East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over Bearden.
Morristown-Hamblen East had a senior duo take command as Kyle Cloninger scored 20 points along with five assists and two steals and Keegan Mink scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Cloninger has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Smith, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Rossview posted their closest win since January 12th on Monday. They skirted past Cordova 55-52. The win was all the more spectacular given Rossview's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Cordova is ranked second).
Rossview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Edwards, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Edwards continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Landon Hankemeier was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds.
Morristown-Hamblen East has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season. As for Rossview, their win bumped their record up to 24-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Morristown-Hamblen East hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63 points per game. However, it's not like Rossview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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