The Cross Trojans will be playing at home against the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cross will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
With a playoff game on the line, Cross rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They snuck past the Wolverines with a 49-45 win. Given Cross' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while East Clarendon is ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cross to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caden Ramsey, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Ramsey has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Jamez Way was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five assists and four steals.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Wednesday extended their overall winning streak to three. They walked away with a 61-51 win over Lake View. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Bamberg-Ehrhardt considering their two-point performance the match before.
Cross is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Cross strolled past Bamberg-Ehrhardt in their previous meeting back in February of 2015 by a score of 66-47. Does Cross have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bamberg-Ehrhardt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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