Basketball Game Preview: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles vs. Asheville School (Independent) Blues

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Asheville School (Independent) are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will head out to face off against the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Buford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee lost 67-44 to Buford. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Wolves are ranked 25th).

Meanwhile, Asheville School (Independent) came up short against Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday and fell 61-52. The loss continues a trend for the Blues in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.

Asheville School (Independent)'s defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee was able to grind out a solid victory over Asheville School (Independent) when the teams last played on January 9th, winning 74-63. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Asheville School (Independent)'s Miki Gacic, who posted 28 points and eight assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rabun Gap-Nacoochee still be able to contain Gacic? There's only one way to find out.