The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will head out on the road to square off against the Northview Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Cocke County strolled past Seymour with points to spare, taking the game 58-39. Given Cocke County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Seymour is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cocke County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Karmine Carmichael, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Carmichael has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Blakelyn Clevenger was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Meanwhile, Northview Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They took down Fulton 63-48.
Cocke County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Northview Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7.
Cocke County came up short against Northview Academy when the teams last played last Monday, falling 56-48. Can Cocke County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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