Basketball Game Preview: Enloe Eagles vs. South View Tigers

The Enloe Eagles will challenge the South View Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Enloe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while South View will come in with six straight wins.

Last Tuesday, Enloe came up short against Southeast Raleigh and fell 50-38. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 150th).

Despite their loss, Enloe saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Malone Bridgers, who posted two points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Those 12 boards gave Bridgers a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of John Brown, who put up ten points and three steals.

Meanwhile, South View didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cape Fear on Friday, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory.

South View's win came from a few key players Enloe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Antrell Gilmore, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points and five steals. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Yabniel Cheveres, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 21 points.

South View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.

South View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Enloe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.