The Laurens Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Westside Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Laurens knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Westside likes a good challenge.
If Westside heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Laurens took over last week. Laurens came out on top against Clinton by a score of 63-50 on Saturday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Red Devils are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westside suffered their closest defeat since December 21, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Fountain Inn by a score of 44-42. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Laurens' victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Laurens beat Westside 55-45 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurens since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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