Basketball Preview: York Cougars vs. Fort Mill Yellow Jackets
The York Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. York is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
York will head out to face Fort Mill after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. York was beaten by Marvin Ridge 81-42. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-15.
Despite the loss, York saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Peyton Lowery earned ten points plus two blocks. Another player making a difference was Alex Mcilwain, who posted seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill's game on Saturday was all tied up 34-34 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell to James F. Byrnes 68-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Yellow Jackets still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nas Berry, who earned 17 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Wallace Campbell, who went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points plus five blocks.
Even though they lost, Fort Mill was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
The defeat snapped Fort Mill's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for York, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. York hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.4 points per game. However, it's not like Fort Mill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.6. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
York ended up a good deal behind Fort Mill in their previous matchup back in January of 2021, losing 52-33. Can York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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