Basketball Game Preview: Williston-Elko Blue Devils vs. Wagener-Salley War Eagles

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 1:47am

Basketball Preview: Williston-Elko Blue Devils vs. Wagener-Salley War Eagles

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Williston-Elko is 1-9 against Wagener-Salley since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 8:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Williston-Elko is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against North on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Williston-Elko was beaten by North 73-35. The contest marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Wagener-Salley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Hunter-Kinard-Tyler and fell 88-56.

This is the second loss in a row for Williston-Elko and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Wagener-Salley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.

Williston-Elko was able to grind out a solid victory over Wagener-Salley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 61-51. Will Williston-Elko repeat their success, or does Wagener-Salley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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