The Mountain View Prep Stars will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Woodruff Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountain View Prep has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Woodruff will arrive with three straight victories.
Mountain View Prep is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Chapman on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mountain View Prep was dealt a 69-12 defeat at the hands of Chapman. The Stars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-9.
Meanwhile, Woodruff strolled past Greer Middle College with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 52-36. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Blazers are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain View Prep better keep an eye on Sadie Burnette. She was instrumental in Woodruff's win, putting up 23 points in addition to eight steals and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Burnette has scored at least a third of Woodruff's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kara West, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 13 points.
Woodruff's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Mountain View Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
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