Tennessee had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They managed a 68-63 victory over the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Fighting Cyclones are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/21/25 vs Elizabethton | 26 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sullivan East | 25 |
| 01/14/25 @ Unicoi County | 31 |
| 01/07/25 @ West Ridge | 29 |
Tennessee was led to victory by Colin Brown and Reed Miller. Brown went 10 of 25 en route to 26 points and six steals, while Miller dropped a double-double on 11 points and 16 boards. Brown's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Howard, who posted ten points.
Tennessee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Tennessee has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Elizabethton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Tennessee will venture away from home to take on David Crockett at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Elizabethton, they will welcome Unicoi County at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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