The Travelers Rest Devildogs will take on the Southside Tigers in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Travelers Rest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 67-34 win over Carolina Academy. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Devildogs considering their 28-point performance the matchup before.
Travelers Rest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Caden Johnston out in front who shot 58% from the field on his way to 17 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Asher Turner, who went 7-for-8 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Travelers Rest was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southside came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 79-57 margin over the Bulldogs. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Travelers Rest better focus on containing Landon Simmons and Lucas Snoddy as the pair were huge in Southside's win. Simmons shot 55% from the field to rack up 24 points and seven boards, while Snoddy went 8-for-16 on his way to 19 points. The last time Simmons' shooting accuracy was this high was back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Hagood, who posted eight points.
Southside's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Travelers Rest, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Things could have been worse for Travelers Rest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-56 loss to Southside in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Will the Devildogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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