Basketball Game Preview: Southridge Skyhawks vs. Glencoe Crimson Tide

By Team Reports Feb 26, 2024, 2:36am

Preview: Southridge Skyhawks vs. Glencoe Crimson Tide

Southridge is 10-0 against Glencoe since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Southridge Skyhawks will look to defend their home court against the Glencoe Crimson Tide. Southridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Even though Sunset scored an imposing 58 points on Friday, Southridge still came out on top. Southridge managed a 63-58 win over Sunset. Given Southridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Sunset is ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Glencoe walked away with it. They escaped with a win on Thursday against the Tigers by the margin of a single free throw, 43-42.

Southridge pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Glencoe, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.

Southridge didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Glencoe when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. Will Southridge repeat their success, or does Glencoe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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