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| 01/20/26 - Away | 90-83 W |
| 02/05/25 - Away | 47-45 W |
| 01/25/25 - Home | 66-38 W |
| 12/02/21 - Away | 55-47 W |
Silver Bluff has gone a perfect 4-0 against Swansea recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bulldogs will host the Tigers at 7:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Silver Bluff is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fox Creek last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldogs came up short against the Predators, falling 84-64. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Predators: they've now lost five in a row.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Lance Hieke Jr. and Justin Vining. Vining had a solid game and almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Meanwhile, Hieke Jr. did his best for the losing side, putting up 17 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-19, which was the final score in Swansea's tilt against Keenan on Friday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-9.
Silver Bluff will have to keep a close watch on Mike Mosley and Zyshawn Jamison, a pair of players who had a big impact on Swansea's prior game. Mosley posted six points, while Jamison scored seven points.
Silver Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Swansea, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Hieke Jr. and Jamison. Hieke Jr. has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 16.8 points. For his part, Jamison has averaged 17.7 points.
Silver Bluff was able to grind out a solid win over Swansea in their previous matchup back in January, winning 90-83. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jamison, who had 40 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Bulldogs still be able to contain Jamison? There's only one way to find out.
