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| 01/02/25 - Away | 60-61 L |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 52-55 L |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 54-41 W |
| 01/09/24 - Home | 54-41 W |
| 01/22/22 - Away | 75-47 W |
| + 4 more games |
Etowah is 7-2 against Ashville since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Etowah Blue Devils will host the Ashville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Etowah is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Clay-Chalkville on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 68-30. The Blue Devils' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Ashville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They took down the Warriors 77-62.
Etowah better keep an eye on JB Potter. He was instrumental in Ashville's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 20 boards. With that strong performance, Potter is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. Dalton Rice-Thompson was another key player, going 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points and six assists.
Ashville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Ashville pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points per game. As for Etowah, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Etowah and Ashville were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Etowah came up empty-handed after a 61-60 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Potter, who almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, ten boards, and nine assists. Now that Etowah knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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