Basketball Game Preview: Augusta Southeastern Suns vs. Astoria/VIT Rebels

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 2:24am

Preview: Augusta Southeastern Suns vs. Astoria/VIT Rebels

The Augusta Southeastern Suns will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Augusta Southeastern beat West Prairie 56-45.

Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They managed a 35-30 win over Havana.

Astoria/VIT had a senior duo take command as Ben Sherrod scored 17 points along with five rebounds and Nic Huston scored nine points along with three steals. Sherrod has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played.

Augusta Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Astoria/VIT, their win bumped their record up to 12-14.

Augusta Southeastern didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Astoria/VIT in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 46-40 victory. Does Augusta Southeastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Astoria/VIT turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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