The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Athens Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Rabun Gap-Nacoochee focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
While Eagles fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Saturday's season opener. They strolled past East Hall with points to spare, taking the game 54-36.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Blanca Martinez out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Emmie Moore was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Athens Christian really took it to Griffin for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-20 win. The Eagles pushed the score to 41-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
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