A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Neelyville Tigers face off against the South Iron Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Neelyville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Neelyville earned a 40-29 win over East Carter.
Meanwhile, South Iron waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 57-47 victory over the Black Cats.
Neelyville pushed their record up to 7-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for South Iron, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Neelyville lost to South Iron on the road by a decisive 68-51 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Neelyville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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