The Unaka Rangers will head out to square off against the Coalfield Yellow Jackets on Saturday.
Unaka easily dispatched Cloudland on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Unaka fell just short of North Greene by a score of 44-42 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rangers have suffered against the Huskies since January 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, Coalfield had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 70-35 win over the Green Wave. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 20 points or more this season.
The loss snapped Unaka's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 22-9 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points over those games. As for Coalfield, their victory bumped their record up to 30-5.
Unaka ended up a good deal behind Coalfield when the teams last played back in December of 2022, losing 63-46. Can Unaka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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