Basketball Preview: Shaw Raiders vs. Smiths Station Panthers
The Shaw Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Smiths Station Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Shaw focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
Shaw and Russell County met for a duel where Shaw prevailed. Shaw came out on top in a nail-biter against Russell County , sneaking past 53-51.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shaw to victory, but perhaps none more so than Quishyi Walcott, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Walcott has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Brooke Shipp was another key player, posting 22 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Smiths Station humbled Pike County with a 69-18 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Shaw's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Smiths Station, their record now sits at 2-0.
Shaw lost to Smiths Station on the road by a decisive 38-23 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Shaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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