Basketball Recap: Van Buren County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Whitwell

Eagles

Team Score

01/09/25 vs Whitwell	74
12/13/24 @ Bledsoe County	70
12/16/24 vs Marion County	69
12/10/24 @ Gordonsville	67
12/06/24 vs Boyd Christian	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van Buren County). They blew past the Whitwell Tigers 74-34 on Thursday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Whitwell lost, don't look at Ella Grace Harvey. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Layla Holder, who posted six points and six rebounds.

Van Buren County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Whitwell, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.

Van Buren County will be playing in front of their home fans against Monterey at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Van Buren County is facing Monterey at the right time seeing as Monterey is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Whitwell, they will square off against St. Andrews-Sewanee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitwell will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: St. Andrews-Sewanee will have lost four straight heading into Tuesday's game.