Basketball Recap: Auburn Piles Up the Points Against Giles

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

01/29/25 @ Giles	72-36
01/28/25 vs Fort Chiswell	84-57
01/24/25 vs Bland County	66-47
01/23/25 @ Narrows	69-45
01/17/25 @ Galax	76-56

Auburn came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 72-36 win over the Giles Spartans. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Spartans are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Auburn has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Giles, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-12.

Auburn is taking a road trip to face off against Grayson County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Auburn is facing Grayson County at the right time seeing as Grayson County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Giles has already played their next contest (against Bland County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.