Basketball Recap: Aiken Victorious

Tarrant McKenzie

Field Goal Percentage

01/27/26 vs Gilbert	62%
01/23/26 vs Airport	75%
01/20/26 @ South Aiken	25%
01/16/26 vs Gray Collegiate Academy	33%
01/13/26 vs Midland Valley	20%
+ 15 more games

Aiken hasn't had much luck at home recently (they'd lost five straight ) but thanks in part to Tarrant McKenzie that streak is no more. The Fighting Green Hornets simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Gilbert Indians 81-17 for which the team can thank McKenzie, who shot 62% from the field en route to 20 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage.

Another player making a difference was Julian Graham, who posted nine points and six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

Aiken's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Gilbert, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-18.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Aiken will square off against rival North Augusta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Gilbert is set to face off against their familiar foe South Aiken at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.