Legacy Early College won the last time they faced Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Legacy Early College Lions walked away with a 64-52 win over the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in South Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 43rd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blanca Martinez, who posted nine points and eight rebounds. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoe Ulrich, who earned 11 points.
Legacy Early College has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Legacy Early College has already played their next game (against J.L. Mann), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will take on Carolina Day at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carolina Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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