Basketball Preview: Waccamaw Warriors vs. St. James Sharks
Waccamaw is 2-8 against St. James since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waccamaw Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the St. James Sharks at 7:30 p.m. Waccamaw is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
Waccamaw will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Carvers Bay on Tuesday. Waccamaw came out on top in a nail-biter against Carvers Bay , sneaking past 67-65. The score was all tied up 35-35 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Connor Hart and Sutton Cooper were among the main playmakers for Waccamaw as the former dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds and the latter went 8 for 17 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Hart has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. AJ Grate was another key player, scoring 13 points.
Waccamaw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. James strolled past Marion with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 57-40.
St. James' victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Waccamaw, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Waccamaw lost to St. James on the road by a decisive 60-44 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Waccamaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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