West Greene and Unaka are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The West Greene Buffaloes will welcome the Unaka Rangers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, West Greene came up short against North Greene and fell 52-44. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Huskies are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Unaka waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Buccaneers 66-39. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 23 points or more this season.
West Greene better keep an eye on Michelle Shields. She was instrumental in Unaka's win, going 8 of 14 en route to 24 points and three steals. The game was Shields' 12th in a row with at least ten points. Ari Sutherland was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Unaka is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for West Greene, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
West Greene ended up a good deal behind Unaka in their previous matchup on January 3rd, losing 57-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shields, who went 13 for 23 on her way to 30 points and five rebounds. Now that West Greene knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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