Swain County is 10-0 against Andrews since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Andrews Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Swain County pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-56 to Towns County. While losing is never fun, Swain County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 451st in North Carolina, while Towns County is ranked 184th in Georgia).
Meanwhile, Andrews lost to Hayesville at home by a decisive 53-35 margin on Tuesday.
Swain County dropped their record down to 7-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Andrews, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Swain County was able to grind out a solid win over Andrews when the teams last played back in January of 2023, winning 43-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swain County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.