Basketball Game Preview: Bluffton Bobcats vs. Hilton Head Island Seahawks

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	29-42 L
01/26/24 - Away	51-35 W
01/12/24 - Home	56-37 W
11/21/23 - Neutral	57-36 W
01/24/23 - Home	51-26 W
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Bluffton is 9-1 against Hilton Head Island since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bluffton Bobcats will host the Hilton Head Island Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Bluffton ended up a good deal behind Beaufort and lost 48-30. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Hilton Head Island was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 35-31 to Bishop England. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Battling Bishops are ranked 27th).

Bluffton now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Hilton Head Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Bluffton came up short against Hilton Head Island when the teams last played on January 10th, falling 42-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hilton Head Island's Leah Elizabeth Ann Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Now that Bluffton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.