The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Cherokee Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Smoky Mountain is leaving town to face Cherokee after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Smoky Mountain fell just short of Andrews by a score of 66-63 last Wednesday.
Despite the loss, Smoky Mountain got top-tier performance from Kieaira Ensley, who went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance gave Ensley a new career-high in threes. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Voss, who had 13 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Smoky Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrews only racked up 11.
Meanwhile, Cherokee entered their tilt with Franklin on Tuesday with 27 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 28. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 79-29 win.
Smoky Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Cherokee in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, winning 62-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Mountain since the squad 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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