Denmark-Olar has won four straight games at home, while Bamberg-Ehrhardt has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Denmark-Olar Vikings will host the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 8:00 p.m. Denmark-Olar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Denmark-Olar is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Ridgeland: they outscored them in every quarter. Denmark-Olar walked away with a 54-45 win over Ridgeland on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Ridgeland are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joshua Goodman
| 02/07/25 vs Ridgeland | 14 |
| 02/06/25 vs Hardeeville | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Allendale-Fairfax | 10 |
| 01/30/25 @ Ridgeland | 15 |
Joshua Goodman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 14 boards. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Bovain, who posted four points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bamberg-Ehrhardt's strategy against Allendale-Fairfax on Friday. Bamberg-Ehrhardt put the hurt on Allendale-Fairfax with a sharp 60-40 victory. The win continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.
Denmark-Olar better keep an eye on Jabari Graham. He was instrumental in Bamberg-Ehrhardt's win, putting up ten points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Graham a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Another player making a difference was Bill Breeland, who put up eight points and four steals.
Denmark-Olar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Tuesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Denmark-Olar has been crazy accurate this season, having made 52.5% of their shots per game. However, it's not like Bamberg-Ehrhardt struggles in that department as they've made 51.5% of their field goals this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Denmark-Olar strolled past Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 57-43. Will Denmark-Olar repeat their success, or does Bamberg-Ehrhardt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
