The Van Buren County Eagles will take on the Deshler Tigers in a holiday battle at at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Van Buren County is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, Van Buren County earned a 51-44 victory over Sale Creek. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Panthers are ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Deshler suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2023 on Monday. They were dealt an 87-52 defeat at the hands of Tishomingo County. The Tigers were down 69-44 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Deshler's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Van Buren County, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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