Tug Valley Girls Defeat Gilmer County In Both Regular Season Games

For the second time in a week, Tug Valley has collected an impressive victory over Gilmer County. The Panthers pulled away in the final minute to defeat the Lady Titans, 59-51 Monday evening.

Five Panthers scored in double figures. In addition to Alyssa Newsome’s 18 points, Makayla May scored 11. Kaylea Baisden, Autumn Hall and Audrey Evans each scored 10.

Carrah Ferguson led Gilmer with 16 points. Trinity Bancroft and Emma Taylor added a dozen each.

Both Tug Valley and Gilmer County are top contenders to earn state tournament spots out of the competitive Class A, Region IV.