Basketball Game Preview: Carver Birmingham Rams vs. Ramsay Rams

Carver Birmingham is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Ramsay is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carver Birmingham Rams will welcome the Ramsay Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carver Birmingham has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Carver Birmingham's tournament run continued when they took on Fairfield on Monday. Carver Birmingham took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairfield. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Ramsay strolled past Meadowcreek with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 52-36. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Alabama, while the Mustangs are ranked 48th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ramsay is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Carver Birmingham, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.

Carver Birmingham was taken down by Ramsay 60-30 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Carver Birmingham 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.