The Evans Knights and the Burke County Bears will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Evans is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Laney on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Evans might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Laney an easy 55-35 victory. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Burke County put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Jenkins County 73-38.
Burke County's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Evans, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Evans was able to grind out a solid victory over Burke County when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 51-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evans since the team 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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