Basketball Game Preview: Hemingway Tigers vs. Scott's Branch Eagles

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 7:03am

Preview: Hemingway Tigers vs. Scott's Branch Eagles

The Hemingway Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Scott's Branch Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hemingway is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 46-19, which was the final score in Hemingway's tilt against East Clarendon on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hemingway in their matchups with East Clarendon: they've now lost three in a row.

Scott's Branch has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 38-25 win over Johnsonville on Friday.

Hemingway's loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Scott's Branch, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.

Hemingway took a serious blow against Scott's Branch in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 56-23. Can Hemingway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.