Basketball Game Preview: Colleton County Cougars vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders

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Previous 6 Games

12/21/18 - Away	72-68 W
12/14/18 - Home	64-60 W
12/15/17 - Away	88-70 W
12/08/17 - Home	76-47 W
12/16/16 - Home	68-41 W
12/09/16 - Away	83-39 W

Colleton County has gone 6-0 against Bamberg-Ehrhardt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Colleton County Cougars will be home for the holidays to greet the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Colleton County is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

Last Monday, Colleton County came up short against Battery Creek and fell 55-43. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Dolphins are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, Bamberg-Ehrhardt lost to Edisto on the road by a 48-29 margin on Tuesday.

Colleton County will have to contain Marcus Cann as he made an impact in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's last game. He went 7 of 8 on his way to 15 points and three steals.

Even though they lost, Bamberg-Ehrhardt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Colleton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Colleton County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bamberg-Ehrhardt in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. Will Colleton County repeat their success, or does Bamberg-Ehrhardt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.