Spencer has gone 8-2 against Carver recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spencer Greenwave will look to defend their home court against the Carver Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Spencer earned a 56-49 victory over Shaw. Given the Greenwave's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Raiders are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/28/25 @ Shaw | 17 |
01/27/25 vs Hardaway | 21 |
01/20/25 vs Westlake | 16 |
01/14/25 @ Columbus | 17 |
01/09/25 @ Kendrick | 23 |
01/07/25 vs Shaw | 20 |
Spencer had a senior duo take command as Ben Watson posted 13 points in addition to seven boards and five assists and Kerry Griffin scored 17 points and four steals. Griffin's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyshaun Elzie, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Carver had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 103-34 win over the Cherokees. With the Tigers ahead 62-19 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Carver pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.5 points per game. As for Spencer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Spencer was taken down by Carver 77-28 in their previous matchup on January 11th. Will Spencer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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