The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cherokee Braves at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Smoky Mountain focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight last Wednesday.
Smoky Mountain is headed out to face Cherokee after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Smoky Mountain took down Andrews 82-68.
Smoky Mountain's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Custer Prenger, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Prenger a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Another player making a difference was Ace Prenger, who went 7 for 12 en route to 23 points plus seven assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cherokee came up short against Franklin on Tuesday and fell 62-54. The Braves have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Smoky Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Cherokee in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, winning 92-81. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Mountain 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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