Lancaster hasn't had much luck against South Pointe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lancaster Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Pointe Stallions at 6:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lancaster comes in on three and South Pointe on 23.
Lancaster is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to York for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-27 victory. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cougars are ranked 212th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely South Pointe's strategy against York on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Pointe blew York out of the water with an 83-6 final score. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 34 points or more this season.
Lancaster better focus on containing Kaleigh Lucas and Serenity Woods as the pair were huge in South Pointe's win. Lucas went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points in addition to eight steals and seven assists, while Woods posted 18 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Lucas' evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of JaNyia Cunningham, who went 6 for 7 on her way to 14 points.
South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive matches.
South Pointe pushed their record up to 23-0 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for Lancaster, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Lancaster took a serious blow against South Pointe in their previous meeting back in January, falling 68-34. Will Lancaster have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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