Basketball Game Preview: St. Pauls Bulldogs vs. West Bladen Knights

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	68-20 W
02/09/24 - Home	71-32 W
01/23/24 - Away	68-29 W
02/07/23 - Away	68-46 W
01/17/23 - Home	75-20 W
+ 5 more games

St. Pauls has gone 10-0 against West Bladen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Pauls Bulldogs will welcome the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Pauls has three straight victories, West Bladen has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Wednesday, St. Pauls got the win against Clinton by a conclusive 66-44. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, West Bladen ended up a good deal behind Red Springs on Tuesday and lost 55-36.

St. Pauls will need focus on slowing down Kali Allen, one of several West Bladen players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalee Sykes, who posted eight points.

West Bladen's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for St. Pauls, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.

Everything came up roses for St. Pauls against West Bladen in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the squad secured a 68-20 win. In that match, St. Pauls amassed a halftime lead of 39-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.