The Ashland Blue Devils will face off against the Wheeler Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wheeler took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ashland, who comes in off a win.
Ashland took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 68-28 win over Hickory Flat. The Blue Devils have beaten the Rebels the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rebels has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Wheeler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost an 85-82 heartbreaker at the hands of Ripley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (63), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Ashland's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Wheeler, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Ashland might still be hurting after the 76-55 defeat they got from Wheeler when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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