Basketball Recap: Makena Allen's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hilton Head Island over Richmond Hill

Hilton Head Island suffered their closest loss since December 23, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Richmond Hill Wildcats by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (66), the Seahawks still had to take the loss.

Hilton Head Island lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Makena Allen, who went 7 of 10 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tajae Wright, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards.

Hilton Head Island's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Richmond Hill, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Hilton Head Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-50 loss against Benedictine on the 10th. As for Richmond Hill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-56 defeat against Beach on the 7th.