Having just played yesterday, the West-Oak Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Rabun County Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. West-Oak has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight defeats, while Rabun County will come in with four straight wins.
On Thursday, West-Oak came up short against Greenville H and fell 52-40. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hurricanes 14-10 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rabun County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Elbert County 96-61. With the Wildcats ahead 53-26 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
West-Oak better keep an eye on Huey Blalock. He was instrumental in Rabun County's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 14 assists. That's the most assists Blalock has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Chase Alonso, who went 9 for 10 on his way to 23 points.
Rabun County was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Rabun County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.7 points per game. As for West-Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
West-Oak was taken down by Rabun County 81-46 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can West-Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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