Basketball Recap: Conway Drops Highest Score of Season Against North Myrtle Beach

Tigers

Team Score

01/28/25 @ North Myrtle Beach	48
01/17/25 vs Socastee	43
01/10/25 @ Myrtle Beach	43
12/27/24 vs Marion	32
12/20/24 vs Wando	32

Conway scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 71-48 to the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs. The Tigers have struggled against the Chiefs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Conway's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rebecca Hemingway, who posted 20 points, and Saryah Locklear, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points and four steals. That was a full 41.7% of Conway's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Surhei Brown, who earned six points.

North Myrtle Beach was led to victory by Faith Farmer and Nevaeh Washington. Farmer went 15 for 22 en route to 37 points along with eight steals and seven assists, while Washington dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 boards. Those eight steals gave Farmer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Vereen, who had four points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Conway's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for North Myrtle Beach, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Conway will square off against Myrtle Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Conway is facing Myrtle Beach at the right time seeing as Myrtle Beach is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Myrtle Beach, they will face off against Socastee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Myrtle Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.