West-Oak and Pendleton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The West-Oak Warriors will square off against the Pendleton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West-Oak, who comes in off a win.
West-Oak is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Crescent: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West-Oak blew Crescent out of the water with a 60-7 final score. With the Warriors ahead 29-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pendleton took a blow against Walhalla on Tuesday, falling 76-37. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Razorbacks are ranked 31st).
West-Oak has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Pendleton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything came up roses for West-Oak against Pendleton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 80-24 win. In that game, West-Oak amassed a halftime lead of 44-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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