The Buford Wolves will take on the Etowah Eagles on Saturday. Buford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 15 games.
Buford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Carrollton 78-56. With the Wolves ahead 38-18 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Valdosta typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Etowah proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Wildcats. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wildcats are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buford pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for Etowah, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Buford barely slipped by Etowah when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 64-63. Does Buford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Etowah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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