Having just played yesterday, the Athens Drive Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Enloe Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Athens Drive will be strutting in after a victory while Enloe will be coming in after a loss.
Athens Drive is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Broughton: they outscored them in every quarter. Athens Drive took down Broughton 58-40 on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Capitals are ranked 53rd).
| 01/28/25 vs Broughton | 2 |
| 01/19/24 @ Enloe | 2 |
| 01/16/25 vs Sanderson | 1 |
| 01/06/25 @ Riverside-Durham | 1 |
| 11/30/24 vs C.B. Aycock | 1 |
Athens Drive can attribute much of their success to Derek Crumpton, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds, and Marcus Green, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. What's more, Crumpton also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Collin Peters was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Enloe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Leesville Road 71-44.
Enloe's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Athens Drive, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-8.
Athens Drive lost to Enloe on the road by a decisive 64-48 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Athens Drive avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
