The Travelers Rest Devildogs will venture away from home to challenge the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Travelers Rest is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seneca. While losing is never fun, the Devildogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Bobcats are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Blue Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 62-55 to Daniel.
Travelers Rest will have to contain Ty'Korian Campbell as he made an impact in Blue Ridge's last game. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Campbell's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Bishop, who posted 13 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Blue Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.
Travelers Rest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Blue Ridge, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-11.
Travelers Rest might still be hurting after the 65-40 defeat they got from Blue Ridge when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Travelers Rest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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