Basketball Game Preview: Southside Tigers vs. Emerald Vikings

The Southside Tigers will face off against the Emerald Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Southside ended up a good deal behind Laurens and lost 44-29. The Tigers were down 39-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Emerald played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Westside 75-23. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-10.

Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Emerald, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Southside strolled past Emerald in their previous meeting back in February of 2021 by a score of 69-51. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Emerald have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.