Basketball Game Preview: Ridgeland vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders

Ridgeland will take on the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Friday, Ridgeland strolled past Royal Live Oaks Academy with points to spare, taking the game 54-35.

Jabien Harris was a one-man wrecking crew for Ridgeland as he posted 35 points. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in points.

Meanwhile, Bamberg-Ehrhardt made easy work of Hardeeville on Friday and carried off a 59-39 win. With the Red Raiders ahead 38-15 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Ridgeland better keep an eye on Darius Walker. He was instrumental in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's win, going 7 for 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, Walker is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Mcgraw, who had 14 points.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive games.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Ridgeland, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13.

Ridgeland might still be hurting after the 54-30 loss they got from Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bamberg-Ehrhardt's Brian Mcmillian, who went 6 of 13 en route to 20 points along with six boards and four steals. Now that Ridgeland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.