Basketball Recap: Bluffton Beats Cathedral Academy for Their Eighth Straight Victory

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Previous Games

01/02/25 vs Cathedral Academy	73-67
12/28/24 vs Hilton Head Prep	59-47
12/27/24 vs Islands	68-42
12/26/24 vs Bethesda Academy	84-46
12/20/24 vs Wando	58-55
+ 3 more games

Bluffton waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They snuck past the Cathedral Academy Generals with a 73-67 win. While the Bobcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bluffton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harrison Skinner, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 assists. Skinner is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Aedon McCarthy was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Bluffton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cathedral Academy only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.

Several Generals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryce Ward, who went 11 of 18 on his way to 27 points. That's the most points Ward has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Felix, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds.

Bluffton's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Cathedral Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-8.

Bluffton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-55 win against Wilson Hall on the 3rd. As for Cathedral Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-40 loss against North Myrtle Beach on the 3rd.