Blacksher hasn't had much luck against Washington County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Blacksher Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Washington County Bulldogs at 2:30 p.m. Washington County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Blacksher, who comes in off a win.
Blacksher is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Central to the tune of 64-34 on Friday. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Blacksher's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gracie Travis, who went 12 for 19 en route to 30 points and four steals, and Kayleigh Patrick, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Travis continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Laney Saucer, who posted four points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Blacksher was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Washington County lost 50-27 to Clarke County on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Washington County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while Clarke County is ranked 120th).
With the win, Blacksher broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-11. As for Washington County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Blacksher lost to Washington County on the road by a decisive 59-40 margin when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Blacksher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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