Blythewood is 0-10 against Ridge View since December of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Blythewood Bengals will face off against the Ridge View Blazers at 7:30 p.m. Blythewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67 points per game this season.
Blythewood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Ridge View, who was ranked tenth at the time (Blythewood was ranked 14th). Blythewood took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridge View on Saturday. The Bengals were down 55-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
TJ Lewis
| 02/08/25 vs Ridge View | 23 |
| 02/07/25 vs Sumter | 38 |
| 02/04/25 @ West Florence | 26 |
Blythewood's defeat came about despite a quality game from TJ Lewis, who went 6 of 14 to rack up 23 points. Lewis' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 23 points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Stephens, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Blythewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
The win was the 12th in a row for Ridge View, bringing their record for this year to 18-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points over those games. As for Blythewood, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 20-4.
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