Young Lady Wildcats have tough week going into holidays

  • Oak Ridge’s Euleesha Mitchell is one of four Lady Wildcats to share high scoring honors during the Dec. 19 away game against Sevier County. - Tony Cox

  • Anderson County’s Emily Mustard acheived a career defensive milestone this season. The senior post player recorded her 100th career block — four of those came during the championship round of the Hammer’s Christmas Classic on Dec. 20. - Tony Cox

After winning four of its first five games, the young Oak Ridge High School girls basketball team dropped two of its last three contests heading into a brief holiday break.

In their lone game last week, the Lady Wildcats lost on the road to the Sevier County Bearettes, 57-32, on Tuesday.

Oak Ridge (6-3) had four players score six points in Sevier County as Euleesha Mitchell, Jenayah Pippins and Anaya Porter shared high scoring honors for the Lady Wildcats.

ORHS will return to action at the Greene-ville Classic on Tuesday. Tournament play continues through Saturday at Greeneville High School.