Basketball Game Preview: Saluda Tigers vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans

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Previous Games

12/02/24 - Away	63-38 W
12/07/23 - Away	40-53 L
11/28/23 - Home	40-43 L
12/14/22 - Home	47-41 W
12/16/21 - Away	53-43 W
+ 5 more games

Saluda has gone 8-2 against Ridge Spring-Monetta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Saluda Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 7:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Ridge Spring-Monetta is hoping to do what Newberry couldn't on Monday: put an end to Saluda's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Saluda enjoyed a cozy 61-45 victory over Newberry. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Blackville-Hilda on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 74-66 to the Fighting Hawks. One positive for the Trojans, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

This is the second loss in a row for Ridge Spring-Monetta and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Saluda, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.

Saluda took their victory against Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous matchup on December 2nd by a conclusive 63-38. Does Saluda have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridge Spring-Monetta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.