The Smith County Owls will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders on March 7th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Nashville Magnet typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Smith County proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 40-37.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gatlinburg-Pittman gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They really took it to Meigs County for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-27 win at home. Winning may never get old, but Gatlinburg-Pittman sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Gatlinburg-Pittman found their leader in underclassman Nya Burns, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Newman, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Smith County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they pushed their record up to 33-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
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