The Auburn Tigers will take on the Gate City Blue Devils in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Auburn's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
Auburn is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Rehobeth: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Tigers blew the Rebels out of the water with a 73-42 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Rebels are ranked 114th) , the win on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Gate City and Lee, and Gate City kept the tradition alive. The Blue Devils blew past the Generals 68-44 on Tuesday.
Auburn pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Gate City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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