The Mullins Auctioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Hampton County Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Mullins humbled North Central with a 92-51 victory. Mullins pushed the score to 62-42 by the end of the third, a deficit North Central had little chance of recovering from.
Mullins relied on the efforts of JJ Davis, who scored 27 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Deyon Ford, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ford has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dakarai Worley, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hampton County walked away with it. They breezed by the Gators at home to the tune of 97-59 on Tuesday. Hampton County is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 12 straight.
Hampton County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kavon Chisolm, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Chisolm has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Xaviar Garvin, who scored 19 points.
Mullins is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Hampton County, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Mullins have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 43.6% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Hampton County struggles in that department as they've made 44.7% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mullins' way against Hampton County in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Mullins made off with a 90-68 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hampton County's Isaac Gray, who scored 32 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Mullins to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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