Basketball Game Preview: Williston-Elko Blue Devils vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders

Williston-Elko and Bamberg-Ehrhardt are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Williston-Elko Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Williston-Elko will be strutting in after a victory while Bamberg-Ehrhardt will be coming in after a loss.

Last Friday, Williston-Elko didn't have too much trouble with Ridge Spring-Monetta as they won 45-26.

Meanwhile, Bamberg-Ehrhardt suffered their biggest defeat since January 16th on Friday. They had to suffer through a 80-48 loss at the hands of Silver Bluff. The Red Raiders were down 56-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Williston-Elko will have to contain Bill Breeland as he made an impact in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's last game. He went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Mcgraw, who posted eight points and five rebounds.

The win got Williston-Elko back to even at 1-1. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Williston-Elko might still be hurting after the 71-48 defeat they got from Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Williston-Elko was down 40-10.