Basketball Game Preview: Ware Shoals Hornets vs. Thornwell Saints

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 1:19am

Basketball Preview: Ware Shoals Hornets vs. Thornwell Saints

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Previous 3 Games

01/03/25 - Away59-47 W
01/19/24 - Home39-22 W
12/08/23 - Away72-15 W

Ware Shoals is 3-0 against Thornwell since December of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ware Shoals Hornets will look to defend their home court against the Thornwell Saints at 7:30 p.m. Ware Shoals is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.

Ware Shoals is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-64 heartbreaker at the hands of McCormick. While the Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chiefs 21-15 in the first quarter.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayce Medlin, who posted 22 points and seven rebounds. Jace Stewart was another key player, putting up 22 points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-40, which was the final score in Thornwell's tilt against Abbeville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Panthers are ranked 101st).

Thornwell has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Ware Shoals, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Ware Shoals was able to grind out a solid victory over Thornwell when the teams last played back in January, winning 59-47. Does Ware Shoals have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thornwell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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