Basketball Game Preview: South Columbus Stallions vs. West Columbus Vikings

The South Columbus Stallions will square off against the West Columbus Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Columbus took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on South Columbus, who comes in off a win.

South Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Johnsonville on Monday as South Columbus made off with a 39-16 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Stallions have posted since February 9th.

South Columbus can attribute much of their success to Karys Townsend, who posted ten points and seven steals. With that strong performance, Townsend is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. Trinity Strickland was another key player, putting up four points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, West Columbus played a tough matchup on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against West Bladen, falling 59-33. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost nine in a row.

Despite the loss, West Columbus saw an underclassman step up: freshman Demya Powell put up four points along with ten rebounds and three steals. Powell has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Iyana Lowery, who posted nine points and three steals.

South Columbus' win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for West Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything came up roses for South Columbus against West Columbus when the teams last played back in February, as the squad secured a 69-14 victory. Does South Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Columbus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.