Spartanburg hasn't had much luck against James F. Byrnes recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Spartanburg Vikings will challenge the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Spartanburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Spartanburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 86-76 to Dorman on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (67), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, James F. Byrnes put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 77-66 win over Gaffney. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Indians are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James F. Byrnes' victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Spartanburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Spartanburg and James F. Byrnes were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but Spartanburg came up empty-handed after a 58-57 defeat. Can Spartanburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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