Oglethorpe County is 2-8 against Rabun County since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oglethorpe County Patriots will host the Rabun County Wildcats at 8:00 p.m.
Oglethorpe County is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a hard 57-42 fall against Providence Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Rabun County's strategy against Towns County on Tuesday. Rabun County was the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over Towns County. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Oglethorpe County better focus on containing Hayes Free and Huey Blalock as the pair were huge in Rabun County's win. Free went 9 of 12 on his way to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Blalock almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Bone, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists.
Oglethorpe County's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rabun County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Oglethorpe County came out on top in a nail-biter against Rabun County when the teams last played back in January of 2020, sneaking past 63-60. Will Oglethorpe County repeat their success, or does Rabun County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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