The Brevard Blue Devils will face off against the Polk County Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Brevard is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hendersonville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Bearcats, falling 60-31. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Bearcats are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, Polk County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took down the Cavaliers 62-43.
Polk County's win came from a few key players Brevard will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kiera Littlejohn, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Kylie Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Polk County pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Brevard, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Brevard was dealt a bruising 72-32 defeat at the hands of Polk County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Brevard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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