Greer hasn't had much luck against Blue Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Greer Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Greer will be strutting in after a win while Blue Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Greer didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Greenville H, but they still walked away with a 42-36 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge lost to Daniel on the road by a 54-36 margin on Tuesday. The Fighting Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Greer will have to keep a close watch on Talia Maxwell and Opal Maralit, a pair of players who had a big impact on Blue Ridge's prior game. Maxwell dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Maralit posted eight points and four steals. Maxwell continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.
Greer's win bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
Greer came up short against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in January, falling 44-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maralit, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 steals. Now that Greer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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