The South Pointe Stallions will face off against the River Bluff Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Pointe has 21 straight wins, River Bluff has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
South Pointe is returning to their home court after beating Camden on theirs, despite the fact Camden has dominated at home this season. South Pointe walked away with a 66-53 victory over Camden on Friday. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Bulldogs are ranked 30th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/09/24 @ York | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Northwestern | 8 |
| 01/31/25 @ Camden | 7 |
| 12/30/23 vs Lower Richland | 6 |
| 01/11/24 @ Catawba Ridge | 6 |
South Pointe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of JaNyia Cunningham, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, and Kaleigh Lucas, who posted 19 points along with seven assists and six boards. That's the most assists Lucas has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Laila Lewis, who had nine points.
South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, River Bluff played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 59-22 loss at the hands of White Knoll. The Gators were down 41-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
River Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for South Pointe, they pushed their record up to 21-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
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