The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Upperman Bees at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hume-Fogg sitting on 16 straight victories and Upperman on 17.
Last Monday, Hume-Fogg strolled past Chester County with points to spare, taking the game 50-32.
Hume-Fogg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alonzo Rhodes led the charge by scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isiah Ring, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Upperman can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against South-Doyle as Upperman made off with a 66-46 win. Given Upperman's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while South-Doyle is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hume-Fogg is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Upperman, they pushed their record up to 25-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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