The Fountain Inn Fury will head out on the road to face off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fountain Inn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Mauldin, who was ranked 18th at the time (Fountain Inn was ranked 24th). Fountain Inn fell to Mauldin 47-41. The Fury's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 44-37.
Fountain Inn better focus on containing Opal Maralit and Talia Maxwell as the pair were huge in Blue Ridge's win. Maralit dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Maxwell almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 16 boards. Maralit is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season.
Blue Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Blue Ridge's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Fountain Inn, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Fountain Inn came up short against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in February, falling 67-55. Can Fountain Inn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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