The Elkmont Red Devils and the Athens Bible Trojans will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Elkmont earned a 58-50 win over Ardmore. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
While Athens Bible didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They slipped by Cherokee 53-52 on Friday.
Athens Bible's win came from a few key players Elkmont will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Hester, who went 6 of 14 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was AJ Bradford, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Athens Bible has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Elkmont, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Elkmont and Athens Bible were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Elkmont came up empty-handed after a 65-64 loss. Can Elkmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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