The North Greene Huskies will take on the Cosby Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Greene is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hancock County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Greene blew Hancock County out of the water with a 66-23 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 41 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Cosby had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Buccaneers 62-20. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cosby pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for North Greene, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
North Greene strolled past Cosby when the teams last played back in January by a score of 52-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Greene since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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