The Greenwood Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 5:00 p.m. on February 17th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Greenwood was able to grind out a solid win over Aiken, taking the game 61-50.
Greenwood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jeremiah Brooks, who scored 20 points along with three steals. Brooks hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarion Roman, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Catawba Ridge walked away with it. They took their match at home on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 81-38 win over the Generals. Catawba Ridge has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Catawba Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lance Barnes, who scored 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Zyan Hager was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five assists and four steals.
Greenwood's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for Catawba Ridge, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Greenwood hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.1 points per game. However, it's not like Catawba Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 69.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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