The Upperman Bees and the Tullahoma Wildcats will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Upperman sitting on three straight victories and Tullahoma on eight.
Upperman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 55-47 win over Greeneville.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Friday. Tullahoma came out on top against Fayette Ware by a score of 67-58.
Tullahoma had a senior duo take command as Khani Johnson shot 53% from the field en route to 23 points and five boards and Xavier Farrell posted 21 points. The game was Farrell's 14th in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Thompson, who put up eight points and seven rebounds.
Upperman's victory bumped their record up to 28-4. As for Tullahoma, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 32-4.
Upperman couldn't quite get it done against Tullahoma in their previous matchup on March 6th as they fell 59-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Farrell, who went 12-for-23 on his way to 30 points and five boards. Now that Upperman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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