Cumberland County's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 50-42 victory over the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders. The win was all the more spectacular given the Jets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Highlanders are ranked 28th).
Gatlinburg-Pittman's loss came despite strong showings from Chloe Mejias and Maliyah Glasper. Mejias almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, while Glasper posted ten points and six rebounds. Mejias has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times she's played.
The victory got Cumberland County back to even at 4-4. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Cumberland County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bledsoe County at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Bledsoe County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they and Rockcastle County will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Gatlinburg-Pittman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
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