Basketball Game Preview: West Laurens Raiders vs. Hephzibah Rebels

The West Laurens Raiders will take on the Hephzibah Rebels in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Laurens' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

West Laurens will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Dublin, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. West Laurens walked away with a 72-59 win over Dublin on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 72nd).

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Hephzibah sidestepped Lincoln County for a 62-60 win.

Hephzibah's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for West Laurens, the win got them back to even at 4-4.