The Goose Creek Gators will face off against the Lucy Beckham Bengals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Goose Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Berkeley, who was ranked 24th at the time (Goose Creek was ranked 11th). Goose Creek had just enough and edged Berkeley out 52-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gators have posted since December 21, 2023.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lucy Beckham beat Stratford 55-49 on Tuesday.
Lucy Beckham has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Goose Creek, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Goose Creek beat Lucy Beckham 63-53 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lucy Beckham's Noah Bailes, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 23 points along with five boards and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Goose Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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