Eastern Guilford hasn't had much luck against Ben L. Smith recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Eastern Guilford Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles at 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Guilford managed to keep up with Southern Guilford until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Eastern Guilford lost 57-37 to Southern Guilford. The Wildcats were down 47-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ben L. Smith's strategy against Southern Guilford on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ben L. Smith blew Southern Guilford out of the water with a 90-36 final score. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.
Ben L. Smith pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.3 points per game. As for Eastern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Eastern Guilford was dealt a bruising 85-47 defeat at the hands of Ben L. Smith in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Eastern Guilford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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