Fort Dorchester was the 55-43 winner over James Island when they last played one another back in December of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Fort Dorchester Patriots took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the James Island Trojans. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Fort Dorchester still got an impressive performance from Jaden Polite, who went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maricious Dawson, who posted 11 points.
James Island's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Ward, who put up ten points and five assists. Jeremiah Triplin also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Fort Dorchester's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for James Island, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Dorchester will square off against Stall at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Dorchester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. James Island has already played their next game (against Ashley Ridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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