The Southwest Patriots will square off against the Bacon County Raiders on Wednesday. Southwest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Bacon County likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Southwest needed a bit of extra time to put away Dublin. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 79-76 victory over the Fighting Irish. With that win, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 50.5 points per game.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Chase Dupree and Tristian Bell. Dupree had a great game and almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Bell was balling out in the loss, going 8-for-14 en route to 19 points along with eight assists and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Bacon County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Monday as they fell 56-52 to Berrien.
Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Bacon County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
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