Basketball Recap: South Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

South entered their tilt with Whitman-Hanson Regional on Wednesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Whitman-Hanson Regional Panthers 42-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Colonels have posted since January 19th.

South pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points over those games. As for Whitman-Hanson Regional, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-7 record.

Coming up, South will square off against Medfield at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Medfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matches. Whitman-Hanson Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now.