Basketball Preview: West Union Eagles vs. Ashland Blue Devils
West Union has gone 9-1 against Ashland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The West Union Eagles will host the Ashland Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. West Union will be strutting in after a victory while Ashland will be coming in after a loss.
West Union will bounce into Thursday's match after beating New Albany, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. West Union snuck past New Albany with a 66-61 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Ashland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 48-39 to Myrtle.
West Union pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Ashland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went West Union's way against Ashland when the teams last played back in November, as West Union made off with a 61-37 win. Will West Union repeat their success, or does Ashland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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