The Southside Christian Sabres will head out to take on the Palmetto Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Southside Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Christ Church Episcopal and fell 51-48. While losing is never fun, the Sabres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Palmetto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-61 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Joseph's Catholic. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Southside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Everything came up roses for Southside Christian against Palmetto in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 66-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside Christian 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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