Basketball Preview: St. Andrew's Lions vs. Hilton Head Prep Dolphins
St. Andrew is 2-8 against Hilton Head Prep since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Andrew's Lions will be playing at home against the Hilton Head Prep Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Andrew's focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
St. Andrew's is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against The Habersham School as St. Andrew's made off with a 54-29 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 24 points or more this season.
St. Andrew's found their leader in sophomore Avery Nein, who went 9 for 16 en route to 21 points plus two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nein has scored all season. Grace Dare was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 14 points plus three steals.
St. Andrew's was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Hilton Head Prep can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bluffton , sneaking past 44-42.
Courtney Campbell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 15 en route to 25 points plus eight rebounds and seven steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hilton Head Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Heins, who had five points in addition to nine rebounds and five steals.
St. Andrew's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Hilton Head Prep, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
St. Andrew's ended up a good deal behind Hilton Head Prep when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 43-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campbell, who went 12 for 25 en route to 30 points plus seven steals and five rebounds. Now that St. Andrew's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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