Basketball Game Preview: Socastee Braves vs. Goose Creek Gators

The Socastee Braves will face off against the Goose Creek Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Goose Creek will be up against a hot Socastee team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Socastee put the hurt on St. James with a sharp 44-21 victory on Thursday. 44 seems to be a good number for the Braves as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Trinity Sumpter

Rebounds

02/13/25 @ St. James	20
11/22/24 vs Beaufort	19
12/17/24 @ Cane Bay	18
12/13/24 vs Cane Bay	13
11/23/24 @ Marion	13
+ 21 more games

Socastee's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trinity Sumpter led the charge by dropping a double-double with 12 points and 20 boards. Sumpter is becoming a predictor of Socastee's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 13-6 (and 2-5 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Rylee Minehart, who went 5-for-12 en route to 14 points and six steals.

Meanwhile, Goose Creek took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 65-21 victory over Myrtle Beach. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.

Goose Creek's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Socastee, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.