Blue Ridge Early College is 0-10 against Hiwassee Dam since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Early College is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Blue Ridge Early College came up short against Highlands and fell 48-37.
Blue Ridge Early College might have lost, but man, Eric Puskarich was a machine: he scored 23 points. That was a full 62.2% of Blue Ridge Early College's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Henson, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Hiwassee Dam has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They enjoyed a cozy 55-39 victory over Highlands on Tuesday.
Blue Ridge Early College has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Hiwassee Dam, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season.
Blue Ridge Early College was taken down by Hiwassee Dam 73-34 in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Blue Ridge Early College avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.