The Wagener-Salley War Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Williston-Elko Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wagener-Salley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 14 straight defeats, while Williston-Elko will come in with six straight victories.
Wagener-Salley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wagener-Salley was outmatched by North and fell 59-17. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Eagles are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Williston-Elko hadn't done well against Calhoun County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Williston-Elko walked away with a 35-25 win over Calhoun County.
Williston-Elko has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points per game. As for Wagener-Salley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Wagener-Salley was taken down by Williston-Elko 52-20 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Wagener-Salley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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