The Southside Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Southside sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 win over Clinton.
Southside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaden Johnson, who scored 19 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Angerrelle Gomes-Ramsey, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Pendleton scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Blue Ridge still came out on top. Blue Ridge took their match against Pendleton 65-55.
Paul Bishop and Nash Somero were among the main playmakers for Blue Ridge as the former scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and two steals and the latter scored 28 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Somero hasn't dropped below 15 points for 15 straight games. Another player making a difference was Trey Bradley, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Southside's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Blue Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season.
Southside and Blue Ridge were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but Southside came up empty-handed after a 53-52 defeat. Thankfully for Southside, Justin Bailey (who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 13 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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