The Braxton County Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Ravenswood Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Braxton County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Braxton County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Buffalo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 79-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bison. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (64), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Ravenswood lost to Williamstown at home by a 56-42 margin on Tuesday.
Braxton County will need to focus on slowing down Gonzalo Garcia, one of several Ravenswood players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-8 on his way to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Walters, who posted eight points and five boards.
The defeat was their first at home, dropping their record down to 11-2. As for Ravenswood, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Braxton County skirted past Ravenswood 66-63 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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