Basketball Recap: Etowah Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Wheeler

On Thursday, Etowah faced Wheeler in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Etowah Eagles fell 68-55 to the Wheeler Wildcats. The Eagles have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Etowah's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5. As for Wheeler, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.

As of now, neither Etowah nor Wheeler have any future games scheduled.