The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Winston-Salem Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 72-47 margin over Asheville School (Independent).
Meanwhile, Winston-Salem Christian took a serious blow against NC GBB Academy National on Friday, falling 78-43. While losing is never fun, Winston-Salem Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while NC GBB Academy National is ranked 25th).
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Winston-Salem Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee came up short against Winston-Salem Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 50-43. Thankfully for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, Destinee Barnes (who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
