North Myrtle Beach was the 55-47 winner over Topsail when they last played one another on December 3rd, but their luck changed this time around. The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs fell 62-54 to the Topsail Pirates on Monday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Chiefs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 101st in South Carolina, while the Pirates are ranked 299th in North Carolina).
Despite the loss, North Myrtle Beach still got an impressive performance from Landon Cloninger, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Cloninger continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Oxendine, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Topsail to victory, but perhaps none more so than Spencer Henry, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rhett Britt, who had eight points and four steals.
North Myrtle Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Topsail, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
North Myrtle Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-32 victory against Andrews on the 27th. After both having extra time off, Topsail and South Brunswick will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Topsail is facing South Brunswick at the right time seeing as South Brunswick is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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