Basketball Recap: South Charleston Takes Down Ranked Huntington

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Away	61-59 W
02/06/24 - Home	52-57 L
03/14/23 - Away	44-67 L
02/09/23 - Away	45-59 L
02/19/22 - Neutral	82-66 W
+ 5 more games

On Tuesday, South Charleston faced Huntington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Charleston Black Eagles had just enough and edged out the Huntington Highlanders 61-59. That's two games straight that the Black Eagles have won by exactly two points.

When it comes to explaining why Huntington lost, don't look at Taviun Chandler. Despite the final result, he to rack up 21 points. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Lapsley, who posted 11 points and six assists.

South Charleston is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Huntington and nudges their season record down to 6-9.

South Charleston wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 72-64 win against Boyd County on the 13th. As for Huntington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-41 loss against Parkersburg South on the 13th.