The River Bluff Gators are taking a road trip to square off against the South Pointe Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: River Bluff has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while South Pointe will arrive with 21 straight wins.
River Bluff is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against White Knoll on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. River Bluff had to suffer through a 59-22 loss at the hands of White Knoll. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 35th).
Camden typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday South Pointe proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 66-53 victory over the Bulldogs.
River Bluff better focus on containing JaNyia Cunningham and Kaleigh Lucas as the pair were huge in South Pointe's win. Cunningham almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, while Lucas posted 19 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. That's the most assists Lucas has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Lewis, who put up nine points.
South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests.
South Pointe pushed their record up to 21-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for River Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
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