Basketball Game Preview: Westwood Redhawks vs. Ridge View Blazers

The Westwood Redhawks will square off against the Ridge View Blazers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Westwood is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Blythewood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 62-38 to the Bengals. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bengals are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Ridge View was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Lugoff-Elgin 84-27. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.

Ridge View has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.

Westwood came up short against Ridge View in their previous meeting on January 6th, falling 62-53. Will Westwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.