Basketball Game Preview: North Eagles vs. Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks

North and Blackville-Hilda are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The North Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North will be strutting in after a victory while Blackville-Hilda will be coming in after a defeat.

North will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Ridge Spring-Monetta, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. North strolled past Ridge Spring-Monetta with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 47-28.

Meanwhile, Blackville-Hilda came up short against Ridge Spring-Monetta on Tuesday and fell 41-29. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Hawks in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.

Blackville-Hilda's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for North, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.

Everything came up roses for North against Blackville-Hilda in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured an 80-25 victory. In that match, North amassed a halftime lead of 45-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.