Basketball Game Preview: Westside Rams vs. Emerald Vikings

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Previous 3 Games

01/13/26 - Home	77-2 W
01/28/25 - Home	94-5 W
01/07/25 - Away	75-24 W

Westside is a perfect 3-0 against Emerald since January of 2025 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Rams will take on the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westside has ten straight victories, Emerald has 24 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Westside is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Southside: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rams blew the Tigers out of the water with an 82-11 final score. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Emerald was beaten by Wren 65-6 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 87th).

Westside's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.

Everything came up roses for Westside against Emerald in their previous meeting on January 13th, as the squad secured a 77-2 victory. In that matchup, the Rams amassed a halftime lead of 41-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.