Cane Bay is on a five-game streak of home wins, while the Stags are on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cane Bay Cobras will take on the Berkeley Stags at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Even though Cane Bay has not done well against the Gators recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Cane Bay walked away with a 61-54 win over the Gators.
Cane Bay had a senior duo take command as Isaac Smalls scored 22 points and Curtrell Dixon scored 18 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smalls has scored all season. Jarvis Roper JR. was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Berkeley only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 23-point they dealt the Knights on Friday. Berkeley put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 60-37 victory. Given Berkeley's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Knights are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cane Bay is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Berkeley, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Cane Bay strolled past the Stags when the teams last played back in January by a score of 51-37. Does Cane Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stags turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
