Basketball Game Preview: Hilton Head Island Seahawks vs. Bluffton Bobcats

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01/26/24 - Home	60-42 W
01/12/24 - Away	36-50 L
01/24/23 - Away	57-60 L
01/10/23 - Home	61-43 W
01/25/22 - Home	73-29 W
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Hilton Head Island has gone 8-2 against Bluffton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hilton Head Island Seahawks will be playing at home against the Bluffton Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Hilton Head Island has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Bluffton will come in with 11 straight victories.

On Tuesday, Hilton Head Island came up short against Bishop England and fell 55-45. The contest marked the Seahawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Bluffton won against Waccamaw on Saturday with 69 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Bluffton claimed a resounding 69-31 win over Beaufort. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 26 points or more this season.

Hilton Head Island better keep an eye on Harrison Skinner. He was instrumental in Bluffton's win, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 assists. Skinner's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carnell Warren, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

Bluffton pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.4 points. As for Hilton Head Island, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Hilton Head Island strolled past Bluffton when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 60-42. Will Hilton Head Island repeat their success, or does Bluffton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.