Basketball Game Preview: Kingstree Blazers vs. Johnsonville Flashes

Having just played yesterday, the Kingstree Blazers will head out on the road to face off against the Johnsonville Flashes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingstree has five straight wins, Johnsonville has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Kingstree is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Hemingway 74-6. With the Blazers ahead 45-2 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Kingstree got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Naydia Shaw out in front who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Shaw's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Nyla Wallace was another key player, going 8 for 17 on her way to 18 points and eight steals.

Meanwhile, Johnsonville played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against South Columbus, falling 39-16.

Kingstree pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Johnsonville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Everything came up roses for Kingstree against Johnsonville when the teams last played on Wednesday, as the team secured a 60-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingstree since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.