Huntland is 0-4 against Wayne County since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Huntland Hornets will be playing at home against the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Huntland is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Central Magnet.
Meanwhile, Wayne County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lincoln County on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 60-55 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Falcons are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntland better focus on containing Justice Bell and Cayman Camfield as the pair were huge in Wayne County's win. Bell went 10 of 20 en route to 28 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Camfield went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points. The contest was Camfield's 12th in a row with at least ten points.
Wayne County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Huntland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Huntland was dealt a bruising 90-50 defeat at the hands of Wayne County when the teams last played back in November. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Huntland was down 54-23.
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