Basketball Game Preview: South County Stallions vs. West Potomac Wolverines

South County hasn't had much luck against West Potomac recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The South County Stallions will look to defend their home court against the West Potomac Wolverines at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South County sitting on three straight victories and West Potomac on five.

South County will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Robinson, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. South County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-35 win over Robinson on Thursday. The 37-point effort marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, West Potomac was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Fairfax 66-34. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

South County better focus on containing Jill Humphreys and Dawn Houston as the pair were huge in West Potomac's win. Humphreys posted 11 points, while Houston had 11 points.

South County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.9 points. As for West Potomac, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1.

South County came up short against West Potomac when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 55-44. Will South County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.