The Westside Rams will venture away from home to take on the Laurens Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Westside's way against Emerald as Westside made off with a 71-49 win. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Vikings are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 @ Emerald | 5 |
| 12/04/23 vs Pendleton | 3 |
| 12/29/24 @ Greenville | 3 |
| 01/03/24 @ Greer | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Boiling Springs | 3 |
Westside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keemaj Clinkscales led the charge by going 5 for 7 on his way to 15 points and five steals. That's the most steals Clinkscales has posted since back in January of 2024. Kmajay Jenkins was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Laurens' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. The matchup between them and Wren didn't end well, with Laurens falling 76-59. The Raiders were down 63-42 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Westside's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Westside strolled past Laurens in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a score of 73-56. Will Westside repeat their success, or does Laurens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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