The Sullivan East Patriots will take on the North Greene Huskies at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sullivan East has struggled recently with 14 losses in a row, while North Greene will arrive with 14 straight wins.
Sullivan East is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against David Crockett on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sullivan East was beaten by David Crockett 80-44. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 84th).
Eli Hubbard
| 02/15/25 @ David Crockett | 50% |
| 02/11/25 vs Unicoi County | 64% |
| 02/07/25 vs David Crockett | 50% |
| 02/04/25 vs Tennessee | 86% |
| 02/01/25 vs Lebanon | 75% |
Despite the defeat, Sullivan East had strong showings from Eli Hubbard, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 13 points and six boards, and Thomas Ridlehuber, who posted 14 points and five assists. Hubbard is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Blue Proffitt, who scored five points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Sullivan East was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. This was only their 17th loss (out of 21 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, North Greene slipped by Unaka 56-55 on Friday.
North Greene pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Sullivan East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-23.
Things could have been worse for Sullivan East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-37 loss to North Greene in their previous meeting back in January. Will Sullivan East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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