Gibson County and Crockett County are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Gibson County Pioneers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Crockett County Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gibson County is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 30th on Tuesday. They took a blow against Trinity Christian Academy, falling 75-48. 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 202nd, while the Lions are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Crockett County was beaten by Haywood 93-34 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Gibson County and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Crockett County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Gibson County was able to grind out a solid win over Crockett County in their previous meeting back in January, winning 58-49. Will Gibson County repeat their success, or does Crockett County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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