Basketball Game Preview: Cross Creek Razorbacks vs. C.A. Johnson Hornets

Having just played yesterday, the Cross Creek Razorbacks will jump right back in to play the C.A. Johnson Hornets at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Cross Creek fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Baldwin on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 71-64 to the Braves. While the Razorbacks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Braves 15-10 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, C.A. Johnson was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 72-71 to Ridge View. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Blazers are ranked first).

Cross Creek's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-4. As for C.A. Johnson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.