Basketball Game Preview: GREEN Upstate Owls vs. McCormick Chiefs

The GREEN Upstate Owls just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the McCormick Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

McCormick will be up against a hot GREEN Upstate team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. GREEN Upstate really took it to South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-17 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-9.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for McCormick on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Thornwell out of the water with an 81-43 final score. The Chiefs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 26 points or more this season.

GREEN Upstate better focus on containing Terrence Cartledge and Daruis Houston as the pair were huge in McCormick's win. Cartledge dropped a double-double with 23 points and 15 boards, while Houston almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine assists. What's more, Houston also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Demontae Wideman, who went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points.

McCormick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.

McCormick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. As for GREEN Upstate, they pushed their record up to 11-15 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

GREEN Upstate couldn't quite finish off McCormick in their previous meeting back in January and fell 58-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cartledge, who went 11 for 15 on his way to 23 points and eight rebounds. Now that GREEN Upstate knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.