Buford has won six straight games at home, while Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Buford Wolves will host the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Buford will be strutting in after a win while Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Buford was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwest DeKalb, taking the game 52-45. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Panthers are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 55-54 to Asheville Christian Academy.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Buford, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Buford was able to grind out a solid victory over Rabun Gap-Nacoochee when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 64-51. Does Buford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rabun Gap-Nacoochee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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