Preview: Royal Live Oaks Academy Royal Knights vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders
Royal Live Oaks Academy is 0-4 against Bamberg-Ehrhardt since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Royal Live Oaks Academy Royal Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Royal Live Oaks Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-2, which was the final score in Royal Live Oaks Academy's tilt against Whale Branch on Friday.
Meanwhile, Bamberg-Ehrhardt put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 64-10 victory over Branchville on the road. Given Bamberg-Ehrhardt's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Branchville is ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Royal Live Oaks Academy's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Royal Live Oaks Academy was dealt a bruising 74-0 defeat at the hands of Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played on January 2nd. Will Royal Live Oaks Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.