Basketball Preview: Camden Bulldogs vs. Blythewood Bengals
The Camden Bulldogs and the Blythewood Bengals will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Camden had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against Goose Creek by a score of 61-53. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on 18 straight dating back to last season.
Camden's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shanaryah Wright, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wright a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Jillian Rush, who went 8 for 13 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Blythewood had to endure a three-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They took down Riverside 76-60 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blythewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayley Hightower, who went 8 for 20 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Hightower has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Thomas, who went 8 for 18 en route to 24 points.
Blythewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Camden strolled past Blythewood in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a score of 58-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Camden since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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