Basketball Game Preview: Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones

Heathwood Hall Episcopal is 2-8 against Porter-Gaud since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will square off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Heathwood Hall Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down John Paul II 45-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.

Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud entered their tilt with Hilton Head Christian Academy on Saturday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They claimed a resounding 72-28 win over the Eagles. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Porter-Gaud's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.

Heathwood Hall Episcopal didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Porter-Gaud when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 39-35 victory. Will Heathwood Hall Episcopal repeat their success, or does Porter-Gaud have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.