Blythewood is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Ridge View is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Blythewood Bengals will welcome the Ridge View Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Blythewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.5 points per game this season.
Blythewood will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Sumter, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Blythewood walked away with a 54-46 win over Sumter on Tuesday. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Gamecocks are ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/14/25 @ Sumter | 17 |
01/09/25 vs West Florence | 28 |
01/08/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin | 31 |
01/06/25 vs Spring Valley | 18 |
01/03/25 @ Westwood | 28 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blythewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Thomas' evening made it 16 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was India Williams, who posted 16 points and five rebounds.
Blythewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 15 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ridge View made easy work of Jackson Day on Monday and carried off a 68-47 victory.
Ridge View is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Blythewood, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Blythewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Ridge View in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 47-45. Will Blythewood repeat their success, or does Ridge View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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