Basketball Game Preview: Savannah Country Day Hornets vs. Savannah Christian Raiders

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Home	54-29 W
02/03/24 - Home	64-27 W
01/09/24 - Away	55-21 W
02/04/23 - Away	84-31 W
01/10/23 - Home	61-20 W
+ 5 more games

Savannah Country Day is 10-0 against Savannah Christian since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Savannah Country Day Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Savannah Christian Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Savannah Country Day will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Savannah Country Day didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Swainsboro, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Savannah Christian came up short against Vidalia on Tuesday, falling 48-26. The Raiders were down 41-11 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Savannah Country Day's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Savannah Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Everything went Savannah Country Day's way against Savannah Christian in their previous meeting on January 7th, as Savannah Country Day made off with a 54-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Savannah Country Day since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.