Basketball Recap: Charleston Math & Science Comes Up Short

Charleston Math & Science lost against Philip Simmons back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Riptide took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Iron Horses.

Zion King

Steals

11/22/25 vs Philip Simmons	3
11/21/25 vs Palmetto Christian Academy	2
02/19/25 @ Denmark-Olar	2
02/17/25 vs Green Sea Floyds	4
02/14/25 vs Bethune-Bowman	6
+ 21 more games

When it comes to explaining why Charleston Math & Science lost, don't look at Zion King. Despite the final result, he posted 25 points and three steals. King is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 26 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Haasawn Todd, who had 11 points and four steals.

Jack Mevold went supernova For Philip Simmons., shooting 50% from the field en route to 23 points and eight boards. Those 23 points gave Mevold a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine rebounds.

Charleston Math & Science's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Philip Simmons, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.

Charleston Math & Science didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-57 win against Colleton County on the 26th. As for Philip Simmons, they have also already played their next game, a 60-52 victory against Wando on the 3rd.