Basketball Game Preview: Calhoun County Saints vs. Williston-Elko Blue Devils

Calhoun County has won three straight games at home, while Williston-Elko has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Calhoun County Saints will host the Williston-Elko Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Calhoun County is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Wagener-Salley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calhoun County blew Wagener-Salley out of the water with a 65-26 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-14.

Cassidy Pough

Points

02/07/25 vs Wagener-Salley	27
01/14/25 @ Wagener-Salley	24
12/20/24 @ Allendale-Fairfax	23
12/17/24 @ Horse Creek Academy	21
01/28/25 vs Horse Creek Academy	19

Calhoun County found their leader in sophomore Cassidy Pough, who posted 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pough has scored all season. Christian Tyler-Corley was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Williston-Elko over Blackville-Hilda in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Everything went Williston-Elko's way against Blackville-Hilda as Williston-Elko made off with a 56-33 victory. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.

Williston-Elko is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Calhoun County, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.

Calhoun County came up short against Williston-Elko when the teams last played back in January, falling 35-25. Will Calhoun County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.