The South Columbus Stallions will head out on the road to square off against the Hemingway Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Columbus will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating West Columbus, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. South Columbus walked away with a 48-41 victory over West Columbus on Thursday. While the Stallions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, after only 29 points in their last contest, Hemingway made sure to put some points up on the board against Kingstree on Tuesday. Hemingway came out on top against Kingstree by a score of 58-46. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
South Columbus better focus on containing Xavier Washington and Jabri Pearson as the pair were huge in Hemingway's win. Washington went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds, while Pearson posted nine points in addition to six assists and three steals. Washington has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamer Wright, who put up six points and eight rebounds.
Hemingway was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
South Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Hemingway, they moved to 1-4 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
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