If Blythewood was feeling good fresh off their 68-44 takedown of Sumter on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blythewood Bengals fell 64-52 to the Ridge View Blazers on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Bengals let down their fans at home.
When it comes to explaining why Blythewood lost, don't look at TJ Lewis. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 14 on his way to 23 points. That was a full 44.2% of Blythewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Stephens, who scored 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 contests.
Blythewood's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Ridge View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blythewood will square off against Ridge View at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ridge View, they will venture away from home to face off against Sumter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Sumter likes a good challenge.
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