Bledsoe County hasn't had much luck against Van Buren County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Warriors will challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Bledsoe County was beaten by Sale Creek 49-22.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van Buren County). They breezed past Sequatchie County to the tune of 72-44 on Monday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Bledsoe County better focus on containing Cara Mills and Abigial Netherton as the pair were huge in Van Buren County's win. Mills posted 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Netherton scored 21 points and five steals. That's the most steals Netherton has posted since back in December of 2024.
Van Buren County was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Van Buren County pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for Bledsoe County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Bledsoe County took a serious blow against Van Buren County in their previous meeting back in February, falling 69-32. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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