The Blythewood Bengals will venture away from home to challenge the Westwood Redhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Blythewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
On Monday, Blythewood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Greater Atlanta Christian, but they still walked away with a 70-65 win. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 15th in South Carolina, while the Spartans are ranked 102nd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westwood put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They wrapped up 2024 with a 68-51 victory over South Aiken. That's two games straight that the Redhawks have won by exactly 17 points.
Blythewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Westwood, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Blythewood came up short against Westwood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 67-54. Can Blythewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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