There's no place like home for South Pittsburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took down the Whitwell Tigers 46-30 on Thursday. The match marked the Pirates' most dominant win of the season so far.
Whitwell's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kiley Billingsley, who went 6 of 13 en route to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Billingsley a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Grace Harvey, who posted four points along with eight boards and four blocks.
The victory got South Pittsburg back to even at 4-4. As for Whitwell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
South Pittsburg has already played their next contest (against St. Andrews-Sewanee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Whitwell Tigers challenge the Copper Basin Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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