Having just played yesterday, the South Greene Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Greene knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Cocke County likes a good challenge.
On Friday, South Greene took their game with ease, bagging a 77-27 victory over Chuckey-Doak. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Black Knights are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cocke County came up short against Northview Academy on Tuesday and fell 71-63. The Fighting Cocks have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
South Greene is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Cocke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
South Greene strolled past Cocke County in their previous meeting on Saturday by a score of 56-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Greene since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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