Basketball Recap: Calhoun Falls Charter Gets the Win

Blue Flashes

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 vs Greenwood Christian	41-40
12/18/24 @ McCormick	53-46
12/13/24 vs Whitmire	57-23
12/12/24 vs Ninety Six	44-40
12/10/24 @ Thornwell	63-25

Calhoun Falls Charter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 41-40 win over the Greenwood Christian Hawks. This was payback for the Blue Flashes, who suffered a 59-30 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Calhoun Falls Charter had a senior duo take command as Autumn Thomas posted 18 points and three steals and Alexis Sanders put up eight points in addition to nine blocks and eight boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Thomas has scored at least a third of Calhoun Falls Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Kor'Tasia Tillman, who had five points and three steals.

Calhoun Falls Charter pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Greenwood Christian, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Calhoun Falls Charter will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on GREEN Upstate at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Greenwood Christian also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Brashier Middle College Charter at 6:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025.