Basketball Game Preview: Travelers Rest Devildogs vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers

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Previous Games

02/08/24 - Home	57-55 W
01/23/24 - Away	50-57 L
02/07/23 - Home	66-57 W
01/20/23 - Away	66-46 W
12/16/21 - Home	54-51 W
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Travelers Rest has gone 8-2 against Blue Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Travelers Rest Devildogs will welcome the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Travelers Rest is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Travelers Rest's tournament run continued when they took on Powdersville on Sunday. Travelers Rest took a blow against Powdersville, falling 81-42. While losing is never fun, the Devildogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Patriots are ranked 74th).

Meanwhile, Blue Ridge lost to Laurens on the road by a 57-40 margin on Saturday. The Fighting Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Travelers Rest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Travelers Rest came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 57-55. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Blue Ridge's Nash Somero, who went 11 for 23 on his way to 28 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Travelers Rest to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.