The Boiling Springs Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Westside Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Boiling Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 63-54 win over Spartanburg on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Vikings are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westside put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Seneca 76-54. The Rams pushed the score to 57-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Westside pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Boiling Springs, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-2.
Boiling Springs came up short against Westside in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 45-37. Can Boiling Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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