Basketball Preview: Unaka Rangers vs. Hampton Bulldogs
Unaka hasn't had much luck against Hampton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Unaka Rangers will welcome the Hampton Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. Unaka has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 252 points over their last three matches.
Unaka will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 55) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Johnson County out 80-78. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rangers have posted since January 26th.
Meanwhile, Hampton entered their matchup against Tennessee on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hampton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Tennessee. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Unaka's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.0 points per game. As for Hampton, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Unaka suffered a grim 77-53 defeat to Hampton in their previous meeting back in February. Can Unaka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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