Basketball Game Preview: Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers vs. Greer Yellow Jackets

Blue Ridge is 8-2 against Greer since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Greer Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.

On Tuesday, Blue Ridge lost to Daniel on the road by a 54-36 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Tigers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.

Opal Maralit

Steals

02/11/25 @ Daniel	4
02/07/25 @ Berea	6
02/04/25 @ Seneca	4
01/28/25 vs Pickens	8
01/25/25 @ Greer	11
+ 19 more games

Blue Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Talia Maxwell, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Opal Maralit, who posted eight points and four steals. Maralit is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Meanwhile, Greer didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Greenville H on Monday, but they still walked away with a 42-36 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.

Greer's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.

Blue Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Greer in their previous matchup back in January, winning 44-32. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Greer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.