Basketball Game Preview: South Pointe Stallions vs. Berea Bulldogs

South Pointe is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Berea is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Pointe Stallions will welcome the Berea Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

South Pointe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They claimed a resounding 72-32 win over Seneca.

Meanwhile, Berea narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Laurens 60-58. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Raiders are ranked 29th).

Berea has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for South Pointe, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.

South Pointe was able to grind out a solid win over Berea in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, winning 57-49. Does South Pointe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.