Basketball Game Preview: Berkeley Stags vs. Wando Warriors

Berkeley and Wando are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Berkeley Stags will head out on the road to take on the Wando Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Berkeley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Goose Creek, who was ranked 16th at the time (Berkeley was ranked 21st). Berkeley fell just short of Goose Creek by a score of 52-50 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Wando fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Cane Bay on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Cobras 77-71.

Wando dropped their record down to 3-13 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Berkeley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.

Berkeley came out on top in a nail-biter against Wando in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 50-47. Will Berkeley repeat their success, or does Wando have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.