Basketball Game Preview: South Sumter Raiders vs. The Villages Charter Buffalo

South Sumter is 0-10 against The Villages Charter since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The South Sumter Raiders will challenge The Villages Charter Buffalo. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South Sumter sitting on three straight victories and The Villages Charter on five.

South Sumter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Taylor 82-33. The contest marked the Raiders' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Villages Charter). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Crescent City 100-20. The Buffalo have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 24 points or more this season.

South Sumter is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for The Villages Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.

South Sumter suffered a grim 70-49 defeat to The Villages Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can South Sumter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.