Basketball Game Preview: Van Buren County Eagles vs. South Pittsburg Pirates

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Home	45-43 W
01/19/24 - Away	51-52 L
02/10/23 - Home	59-38 W
01/20/23 - Away	48-23 W
02/18/22 - Neutral	59-28 W
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Van Buren County has gone 9-1 against South Pittsburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Van Buren County Eagles will be playing at home against the South Pittsburg Pirates at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van Buren County has nine straight victories, South Pittsburg has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, Van Buren County humbled Bledsoe County with a 69-32 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, South Pittsburg played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Sequatchie County, falling 57-21. The Pirates were down 42-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Van Buren County's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for South Pittsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Van Buren County skirted past South Pittsburg 45-43 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Van Buren County repeat their success, or does South Pittsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.