East Ridge is 0-10 against Tyner Academy since January of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The East Ridge Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Tyner Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m.
East Ridge is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Red Bank, falling 68-48. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Lions are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Tyner Academy beat Chattanooga Prep 75-64 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Tyner Academy had a senior duo take command as Rodney Henderson III dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 12 boards, and ten assists and Adarius Brewster went 9 for 16 en route to 26 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brewster has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohl Ward, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Tyner Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for East Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-11.
East Ridge came up short against Tyner Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 65-57. Can East Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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