Hilton Head Prep comes up short despite Billy Barron's dominant performance

By Team Reports Dec 28, 2023, 6:58pm

Recap: Hilton Head Prep Dolphins vs. King's Ridge Christian Tigers

The Hilton Head Prep Dolphins pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-62 to King's Ridge Christian.

Despite the loss, Hilton Head Prep still got an impressive performance from Billy Barron, who went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points and 0 assists. Barron scored a full 33.9% of Hilton Head Prep's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Connor Campbell, who scored 11 points along with five assists.

Hilton Head Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for King's Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.

Hilton Head Prep won't have much time to rest: their next match is against George Walton Academy at 3:30 p.m. on December 29th. George Walton Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. King's Ridge Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oconee County at 2:00 p.m. on December 29th. Oconee County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 460th, while King's Ridge Christian is ranked 125th).