The Middleton Tigers won the last time they faced the Adamsville Cardinals, and things went their way on Friday too. Middleton came out on top against Adamsville by a score of 48-36.
Leading Middleton to victory were Kemora Buggs and Harmony Bell. Buggs scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds, while Bell scored 18 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Bell has scored at least 25% of Middleton's points. Another player making a difference was Kijah Mitchell, who scored 2 points along with 6 steals.
Middleton's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Adamsville, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Middleton won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bolivar Central at 6:00 p.m. on December 9th. Bolivar Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Middleton is ranked 95th). Adamsville's road trip will continue as they head out to face McNairy Central at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th.
