The Powdersville Patriots and the Southside Christian Sabres will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Powdersville has nine straight wins, Southside Christian has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Powdersville was able to grind out a solid victory over Christ Church Episcopal, taking the game 58-47.
02/04/25 vs Christ Church Episcopal | 12 |
01/14/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic | 10 |
12/17/24 vs Hart County | 9 |
01/04/25 vs Greer | 9 |
12/14/24 vs North Augusta | 7 |
Powdersville had a senior duo take command as Von Burton posted 18 points along with five boards and three steals and Jaleel McGee dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave McGee a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Quan Burton, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Southside Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Palmetto on Tuesday and fell 57-54. That's two games in a row now that the Sabres have lost by exactly three points.
Powdersville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Southside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
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