Blackville-Hilda is on a five-game streak of home losses, the War Eagles a ten-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will take on the Wagener-Salley War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Blackville-Hilda fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Blue Devils on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 71-68.
Blackville-Hilda's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaquel Holman, who scored 27 points along with two steals, and Messiah Mcfadden who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Holman has scored all season. Arkel Thomas was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Wagener-Salley was the victim of a rough 75-55 defeat at the hands of the Trojans on Tuesday.
Blackville-Hilda has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Wagener-Salley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything came up roses for Blackville-Hilda against the War Eagles in their previous meeting on Friday as the team secured a 71-41 victory. Does Blackville-Hilda have another victory up their sleeve, or will the War Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
