Basketball Recap: Hilton Head Prep Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Wins at Home

By Team Reports Jan 20, 2025, 6:58am

Basketball Recap: Hilton Head Prep Dolphins vs. St. Andrew's Lions

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After flying high against Patrick Henry Academy on Friday, Hilton Head Prep came back down to earth. The Hilton Head Prep Dolphins took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Andrew's Lions on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Dolphins in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.

Several Dolphins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ty Harpring, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. That was a full 47.9% of Hilton Head Prep's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Billy Barron, who earned 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Leading St. Andrew's to victory were Ja'Cari Glover and Zayden Edwards. Glover went 9 of 11 en route to 19 points along with eight boards and four steals, while Edwards dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 assists. Glover's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Hilton Head Prep's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4. As for St. Andrew's, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.

Hilton Head Prep and St. Andrew's should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. Hilton Head Prep will square off against Cross at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday up 255 places (35 vs. 290). Hilton Head Prep will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, St. Andrew's (ranked 74th) will meet Bulloch Academy (ranked 397th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hilton Head Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.

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