Basketball Recap: Rabun County Piles Up the Points Against Athens Academy

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Hayesville	45
12/30/24 @ Towns County	41
11/14/24 @ Highlands	41
01/18/25 vs Oglethorpe County	40
12/17/24 vs Elbert County	35

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Rabun County's strategy against Athens Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rabun County Wildcats blew the Athens Academy Spartans out of the water with a 71-41 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 25 points or more this season.

Rabun County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Bone, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Bone a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Huey Blalock, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 assists.

Rabun County was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in three consecutive games.

Rabun County is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for Athens Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.

As of now, neither Rabun County nor Athens Academy have any future games scheduled.