The West Ridge Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Greeneville Greene Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Greeneville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, West Ridge beat Elizabethton 49-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Greeneville suffered their closest defeat since December 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Cocke County by a score of 55-52. While losing is never fun, the Greene Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Fighting Cocks are ranked 14th).
West Ridge will have to keep a close watch on Maria Lyde and Kyla Jobe, a pair of players who had a big impact on Greeneville's prior game. Lyde posted 13 points along with eight boards and five assists, while Jobe earned 20 points. Lyde has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Julia Woolsey, who scored eight points and five assists.
Greeneville's loss dropped their record down to 17-10. As for West Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
West Ridge came up short against Greeneville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 64-59. Can West Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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