Southside is 0-5 against Westside since January of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Tigers will take on the Rams at 6:00 p.m. Southside has given up an average of 56.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Southside took a blow against Fountain Inn, falling 68-17. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Fury are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Westside waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They breezed past the Hurricanes to the tune of 75-34. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rams had established a 35-point advantage.
Southside better focus on containing Khalia Hartwell and Mariah Randolph as the pair were huge in Westside's win. Hartwell dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds, while Randolph went 8-for-11 en route to 20 points in addition to three steals and three blocks. Randolph continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiana Marshall, who posted eight points and six boards.
Westside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Westside, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Southside took a serious blow against Westside in their previous matchup on January 9th, falling 80-9. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 56-6.
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