Basketball Game Preview: Socastee Braves vs. Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders

The Socastee Braves and the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders will face off at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Socastee is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Socastee's tournament run continued when they took on Bishop O'Connell on Friday. Socastee took a blow against Bishop O'Connell, falling 72-30. The game marked the Braves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Archbishop Moeller is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Ridge View. Archbishop Moeller fell 49-40 to Ridge View. The Fighting Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Socastee's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Archbishop Moeller, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

Socastee was dealt a bruising 71-31 loss at the hands of Archbishop Moeller when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Can Socastee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.