Basketball Preview: Whitmire Wolverines vs. McCormick Chiefs
Whitmire hasn't had much luck against McCormick recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Whitmire Wolverines will be playing at home against the McCormick Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Whitmire focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Tuesday.
Whitmire is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newberry Academy.
Despite the loss, Whitmire had strong showings from Kayshaun Schumpert, who earned 14 points in addition to six rebounds, and Jayveyon Sligh, who had seven points in addition to ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, McCormick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 74-47 loss at the hands of Fox Creek.
McCormick's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Whitmire, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Whitmire was dealt a bruising 80-36 defeat at the hands of McCormick in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Whitmire was down 49-15.
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