Basketball Preview: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Gaffney Indians
The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will take on the Gaffney Indians at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Mill has three straight wins, Gaffney has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Fort Mill made easy work of Providence and carried off a 73-51 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-18.
Logan Parker had a dynamite game for Fort Mill, going 11 for 12 en route to 26 points plus three steals and two blocks. Parker's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jermier Nelson was another key player, going 8 for 12 en route to 20 points plus five steals.
Fort Mill was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Gaffney didn't have quite enough to beat Clover on Tuesday and fell 66-63.
Fort Mill pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gaffney, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Fort Mill against Gaffney in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 62-32 victory. Will Fort Mill repeat their success, or does Gaffney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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