Having just played yesterday, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee lost 54-31 to A.C. Reynolds on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Asheville Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 46-36 to Greenville H. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 203rd in North Carolina, while the Hurricanes are ranked 56th in South Carolina).
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will have to keep a close watch on Laura Rinehart and Sara Larios, a pair of players who had a big impact on Asheville Christian Academy's prior game. Rinehart posted nine points and four steals, while Larios earned 16 points and three steals. Larios' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Asheville Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-11.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Asheville Christian Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Rabun Gap-Nacoochee came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Can Rabun Gap-Nacoochee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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