Blythewood is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Ridge View is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything went Blythewood's way against Sumter as Blythewood made off with a 68-44 victory. The Bengals pushed the score to 58-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gamecocks cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Ridge View over West Florence in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ridge View blew West Florence out of the water with an 80-43 final score. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Knights are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridge View is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points over those games. As for Blythewood, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Blythewood came up short against Ridge View in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 66-54. Will Blythewood 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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