Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics

Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Faith Christian Knights by a score of 66-56. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.

Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deron Ruff led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards gave Ruff a new career-high. Jadon Cox was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 20 points and four blocks.

Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Faith Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics will challenge Coastal HomeSchool at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Faith Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Charleston Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charleston Collegiate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season.