Basketball Recap: Blackville-Hilda Takes a Loss

Blackville-Hilda lost against North back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks fell 71-61 to the North Eagles. The Fighting Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Blackville-Hilda still got an impressive performance from Jamarien Kirkland, who went 12 for 17 on his way to 25 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Kirkland is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Messiah McFadden, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.

Fighting Hawks

Assists

01/07/25 @ North	12
12/16/24 @ Barnwell	10
12/17/24 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta	9
12/13/24 vs Wagener-Salley	9

Even though they lost, Blackville-Hilda was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

North was led to victory by Stetson Stacks and Ashton Jamison. Stacks dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards, while Jamison went 7 of 10 on his way to 20 points and four steals. That's the most points Jamison has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Felder, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points in addition to five assists and four steals.

The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 2-4. As for North, they moved to 7-8 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Blackville-Hilda will host Calhoun County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North, they will head out to challenge Ridge Spring-Monetta at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.