The Athens Academy Spartans will take on the Rabun County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Athens Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Rabun County will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Athens Academy came up short against Banks County and fell 59-51.
Meanwhile, Rabun County was able to grind out a solid victory over Providence Christian Academy on Thursday, taking the game 56-49. The 56-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rabun County's win came from a few key players Athens Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Hayes Free, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Huey Blalock, who posted 14 points and eight assists.
Rabun County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for Athens Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
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