Basketball Game Preview: Chapel Hill Bulldogs vs. Gilmer Buckeyes

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	57-34 W
01/09/24 - Home	67-40 W
02/03/23 - Home	65-38 W
01/10/23 - Away	79-38 W
02/14/20 - Home	73-35 W
+ 5 more games

Chapel Hill is 8-2 against Gilmer since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Chapel Hill Bulldogs will host the Gilmer Buckeyes at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Chapel Hill sitting on five straight wins and Gilmer on three.

On Friday, Chapel Hill was fully in charge, breezing past Cumberland Academy 88-59. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Gilmer posted their closest victory since February 6, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Henderson 55-52.

Chapel Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Gilmer, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.

Everything went Chapel Hill's way against Gilmer in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Chapel Hill made off with a 57-34 victory. Will Chapel Hill repeat their success, or does Gilmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.