The St. James Sharks will take on the Berkeley Stags in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, St. James put up the most points they have all season on Saturday. They walked away with a 73-64 win over Hanahan. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Hawks are ranked 158th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but Berkeley ultimately received the gift of a 71-68 victory from a begrudging Stags squad. The win made it back-to-back victories for they.
Berkeley's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for St. James, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
St. James was able to grind out a solid win over Berkeley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 61-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sharks since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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