Basketball Recap: Gavin Baskett's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fox Creek over Indian Land

Fox Creek saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 71-61 to the Indian Land Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Predators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).

Fox Creek's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Baskett, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Sims, who posted 17 points.

It was another big night for Michael Jones, who went 11 for 16 on his way to 34 points in addition to five assists and five boards for Indian Land. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Indian Land's points. Another player making a difference was Sequel Patterson, who went 6 of 7 en route to 15 points and five rebounds.

Fox Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Indian Land, the win keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

Fox Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-47 loss against Lakewood on the 28th. As for Indian Land, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-51 defeat against Cross Creek on the 28th.