Two dominant guards in Alenzo Talley and Kerry Griffin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shaw Raiders will welcome the Spencer Greenwave at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shaw is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Carver on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shaw had to suffer through a 77-42 loss at the hands of Carver. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Spencer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against Hardaway on Monday as Spencer made off with a 70-50 victory. The Greenwave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Spencer's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Shaw, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-12.
Shaw ended up a good deal behind Spencer in their previous meeting on January 7th, losing 60-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Griffin, who went 8 for 17 en route to 20 points. Now that Shaw knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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