The Buford Wolves will take on the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buford has seven straight wins, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Buford beat Calvary Day 76-72.
Meanwhile, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee came up short against Asheville Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 61-52. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 171st in Georgia, while the Lions are ranked 34th in North Carolina).
Buford is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Everything went Buford's way against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Buford made off with a 65-42 victory. Does Buford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rabun Gap-Nacoochee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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