Basketball Game Preview: Stuart W. Cramer Storm vs. South Point Red Raiders

Stuart W. Cramer is 1-9 against South Point since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Stuart W. Cramer Storm are taking a road trip to face off against the South Point Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Stuart W. Cramer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.

Stuart W. Cramer played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They came out on top against North Gaston by a score of 71-58. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Storm.

Stuart W. Cramer found their leader in sophomore Gavin Jordan, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Jordan has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingston Womack, who posted nine points and three steals.

Stuart W. Cramer was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, South Point unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Catawba Ridge by a score of 51-49. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 210th in North Carolina, while the Copperheads are ranked 86th in South Carolina).

South Point's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Stuart W. Cramer, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.

Stuart W. Cramer suffered a grim 67-47 defeat to South Point in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Stuart W. Cramer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.