Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is 9-1 against Asheville School (Independent) since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 5:15 p.m. on February 7th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee entered their tilt with Asheville Christian Academy with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee really took it to Asheville Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-32 win at home. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee pushed the score to 56-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Asheville Christian Academy had little chance of recovering from.
Asheville School (Independent) meant business on Friday, getting buckets from all over the court against a War Eagles squad that has allowed just 26.16 points per contest. Everything went Asheville School (Independent)'s way against Gray Collegiate Academy as Asheville School (Independent) made off with a 68-47 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Asheville School (Independent).
It was another big night for Ryann Hernandez, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Hernandez is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Cutshaw, who scored 14 points.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee pushed their record up to 13-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Asheville School (Independent), they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee strolled past Asheville School (Independent) in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 59-43. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hernandez, who scored 29 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rabun Gap-Nacoochee still be able to contain Hernandez? There's only one way to find out.
