The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 63-50 victory over Morristown-Hamblen West. Given Morristown-Hamblen East's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Morristown-Hamblen West is ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Morristown-Hamblen East to victory were Kyle Cloninger and Keegan Mink. Cloninger almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds, while Mink scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mink has scored all season. Cory Carpenter was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Morristown-Hamblen East is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-15.
Morristown-Hamblen East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-52 victory vs. Bearden on the 4th. Morristown-Hamblen West has also already played their next match, a 88-57 loss against Maryville on the 4th.
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