Basketball Game Preview: Hemingway Tigers vs. South Columbus Stallions
By Team Reports
Dec 14, 2024, 2:58am
Basketball Preview: Hemingway Tigers vs. South Columbus Stallions
The Hemingway Tigers and the South Columbus Stallions will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hemingway will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hemingway is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Kingstree on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hemingway was outmatched by Kingstree and fell 74-6. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-2.
Meanwhile, South Columbus was able to grind out a solid victory over West Columbus on Thursday, taking the game 33-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stallions.
Hemingway better focus on containing Karys Townsend and De'Asia Johnson as the pair were huge in South Columbus' win. Townsend almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals, while Johnson posted nine points. Townsend is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played.
South Columbus has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Hemingway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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