The McMinn County Cherokees will be taking part in a tournament against the Moore Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, McMinn County beat Powell 63-59. Given the Cherokees' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Moore hadn't done well against Fern Creek recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Moore walked away with an 86-79 win over Fern Creek. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
McMinn County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Moore, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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