After flying high against Ridge Spring-Monetta last Tuesday, Blackville-Hilda came back down to earth. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks took an 82-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Eagles on Friday. The Fighting Hawks have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Blackville-Hilda still got an impressive performance from Jamarion Kirkland, who went 7 of 10 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Keshan Sincino, who posted nine points.
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Even though they lost, Blackville-Hilda smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Stetson Stacks was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten steals for North. That makes it five consecutive games in which Stacks has scored at least a third of North's points. Jasiah Jackson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
Blackville-Hilda's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for North, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Blackville-Hilda has already played their next contest, a 60-57 win against Calhoun County on the 4th. As for North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-56 victory against Ridge Spring-Monetta on the 4th.
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