Basketball Game Preview: Abbeville Yellowjackets vs. Long Rebels

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01/07/25 - Home	58-43 W
01/18/24 - Home	59-51 W
01/05/24 - Away	85-55 W
01/24/23 - Away	59-57 W
01/05/23 - Home	51-35 W
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Abbeville is 9-1 against Long since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Abbeville Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Long Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Abbeville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Last Tuesday, Abbeville was able to grind out a solid win over Ariton, taking the game 51-40. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Purple Cats are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Long hadn't done well against Barbour County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Long walked away with a 59-52 victory over Barbour County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.

Abbeville pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.5 points. As for Long, their record is now 15-6.

Abbeville strolled past Long when the teams last played last Tuesday by a score of 58-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abbeville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.