Basketball Preview: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles vs. Baylor Red Raiders
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Baylor Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Rabun Gap-Nacoochee focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Friday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Rabun Gap-Nacoochee challenged Charlotte Latin. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee walked away with a 36-29 win over Charlotte Latin. The 36-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee found their leader in sophomore Blanca Martinez, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Ulrich, who posted five points plus ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Baylor came into Saturday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against East Hamilton by a score of 40-31 on Saturday.
Baylor's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-3.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Baylor in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. Does Rabun Gap-Nacoochee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baylor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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