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| 01/28/25 - Home | 20-49 L |
| 02/16/24 - Away | 35-70 L |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 25-33 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 55-66 L |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 42-47 L |
| + 5 more games |
Red Springs and West Bladen are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Red Springs Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the West Bladen Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Red Springs has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while West Bladen will arrive with 15 straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Red Springs came up short against Midway and fell 56-46. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while the Raiders are ranked 279th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Bladen's strategy against East Bladen on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Bladen blew East Bladen out of the water with a 60-18 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matches by 21 points or more this season.
West Bladen's win came from a few key players Red Springs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jackson Pait, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Chase Williams, who had 14 points.
West Bladen's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Red Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Red Springs took a serious blow against West Bladen when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-20. Can Red Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
