South Pointe entered their game against Lancaster on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The South Pointe Stallions took a 59-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancaster Bruins. The Stallions were not able to make up for their loss to the Bruins from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
South Pointe's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ry'Darius Hill, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Treven Raymon, who went 7 of 16 en route to 17 points and six boards. That was a full 34% of South Pointe's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Caymen Finch also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
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Even though they lost, South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lancaster to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Watford, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 15 points in addition to four steals and four blocks. Watford's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Columbus Parker, who went 6 of 9 en route to 16 points.
South Pointe's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
South Pointe will be playing in front of their home fans against Dreher at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dreher will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something South Pointe surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lancaster, they will face off against Camden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully Camden likes a good challenge.
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