Hampton County piles up the points against Barnwell

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 8:54am

Recap: Hampton County Hurricanes vs. Barnwell Warhorses

The Hampton County Hurricanes scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 89-41 victory over Barnwell at home. The win was nothing new for Hampton County as they're now sitting on 11 straight.

Leading Hampton County to victory were Joel Gittings and Kavon Chisolm. Gittings scored 15 points, while Chisolm scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gittings has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Xaviar Garvin, who scored nine points.

Hampton County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Barnwell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Hampton County will square off against Lake Marion at TBD on Tuesday. Hampton County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Barnwell, they will head out on the road to face off against Andrew Jackson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Barnwell will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Andrew Jackson is ranked 41st).

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