Basketball Recap: Spartanburg Drops Season-High Score on West Mecklenburg

Vikings

Team Score

02/01/25 vs West Mecklenburg	64
12/27/24 vs Charlottesville	60
12/28/24 vs Varsity Opponent	58
01/17/25 vs Wade Hampton	55
12/03/24 @ T.L. Hanna	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spartanburg). They blew past the West Mecklenburg Hawks, posting a 64-22 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 88th in South Carolina, while the Hawks are ranked 484th in North Carolina), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spartanburg found their leader in sophomore Kaylee Nelson, who went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points along with seven boards and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nelson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was De'Asia Bridges, who posted 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Spartanburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Spartanburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for West Mecklenburg, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Spartanburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-44 loss against James F. Byrnes on the 4th. As for West Mecklenburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 79-14 defeat against North Mecklenburg on the 4th.