Basketball Preview: Royal Live Oaks Academy Royal Knights vs. Whale Branch Warriors
Royal Live Oaks Academy is 0-4 against the Warriors since November of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Royal Live Oaks Academy Royal Knights will look to defend their home court against the Whale Branch Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 17 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Royal Live Oaks Academy and three for the Warriors.
Last Friday, Royal Live Oaks Academy was beaten by the Buccaneers 53-4. Royal Live Oaks Academy has struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Whale Branch, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-27 loss to the Red Raiders on Monday. While losing is never fun, Whale Branch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 112th).
Royal Live Oaks Academy's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Whale Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Royal Live Oaks Academy was taken down by the Warriors 55-2 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whale Branch's Larmore Pryor, who scored 17 points along with five steals. Now that Royal Live Oaks Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
