Basketball Game Preview: Southside Tigers vs. Laurens Raiders

The Southside Tigers will square off against the Laurens Raiders at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

On Friday, Southside was beaten by Westside 59-26. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Laurens fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Fountain Inn on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fury by a score of 60-58. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Laurens, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.

Southside might still be hurting after the 70-49 defeat they got from Laurens in their previous matchup on January 7th. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southside was down 41-18.