The Sevier County Smoky Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Ridge Wildcats on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sevier County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Science Hill, who was ranked 21st at the time (Sevier County was ranked 20th). Sevier County took a 71-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Science Hill. The Smoky Bears' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 19 on Thursday. They walked away with a 64-55 victory over the Red Rebels.
Oak Ridge's win bumped their record up to 28-3. As for Sevier County, their loss dropped their record down to 26-7.
Sevier County lost to Oak Ridge on the road by a decisive 64-48 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Can Sevier County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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