Cocke County and Grainger are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will head out to challenge the Grainger Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cocke County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Cocke County fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Carter on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Green Hornets by a score of 79-76. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Cocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grainger, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 72-51 margin over Cosby on Tuesday. The Grizzlies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cocke County's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Grainger, they moved to 2-7 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Cocke County skirted past Grainger 53-50 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Cocke County repeat their success, or does Grainger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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