We've got a battle between Hornets coming up. Dixie will need to watch out since Ware Shoals has now posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
On Thursday, Ware Shoals needed a bit of extra time to put away GREEN Upstate. They snuck past the Owls with a 79-75 win.
Jayce Medlin
| 02/06/25 vs GREEN Upstate | 10 |
| 12/16/24 vs McCormick | 8 |
| 12/05/24 vs South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind | 7 |
| 01/04/25 vs Laurens Academy | 5 |
| 02/05/25 @ Whitmire | 4 |
Ware Shoals can attribute much of their success to Jayce Medlin, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten steals, and Charles Callaham, who posted 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Those ten steals gave Medlin a new career-high. Jace Stewart was another key player, putting up nine points along with five assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Dixie lost 59-36 to Abbeville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Panthers are ranked 97th).
Ware Shoals' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. As for Dixie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Ware Shoals came out on top in a nail-biter against Dixie when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 52-50. Does Ware Shoals have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dixie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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