Ashville hasn't had much luck against Hokes Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ashville Bulldogs will face off against the Hokes Bluff Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ashville is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Cedar Bluff: they outscored them in every quarter. Ashville put the hurt on Cedar Bluff with a sharp 64-43 victory on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Tigers are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hokes Bluff came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lions 63-61.
Hokes Bluff pushed their record up to 21-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Ashville, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Everything went Ashville's way against Hokes Bluff in their previous meeting back in January, as Ashville made off with a 94-73 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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