A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Landrum Cardinals face off against the Blacksburg Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Landrum will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Liberty on Friday. Landrum put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 50-28 victory. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-19 win over the Griffins. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Griffins are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blacksburg's win came from a few key players Landrum will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Essence Rodgers, who posted 11 points and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Taylor Tessner was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Blacksburg has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Landrum, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Landrum skirted past Blacksburg 54-52 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Landrum repeat their success, or does Blacksburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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