Basketball Game Preview: Baptist Hill Bobcats vs. Cross Trojans

Two dominant forwards in Jaden Douglas and Caden Ramsey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Baptist Hill Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Cross Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Baptist Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.

Cross will be up against a hot Baptist Hill team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Baptist Hill enjoyed a cozy 69-53 win over Charleston Math & Science on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bobcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Riptide are ranked 93rd).

Baptist Hill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Douglas out in front who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 27 boards. Douglas is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games he's played. Martrell Wright was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.

Meanwhile, Cross was beaten by Bethune-Bowman 65-34 on Tuesday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Mohawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Baptist Hill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Cross, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.

Baptist Hill came up short against Cross in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 60-50. Can Baptist Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.