Hemingway lost against Latta back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Hemingway Tigers were dealt an 81-15 loss at the hands of the Latta Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Vikings are ranked 88th).
Latta got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaliya Herman out in front who went 10 of 18 on her way to 27 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Herman has become a key player for Latta: the team is 17-2 when she posts at least three steals, but 0-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeziyah Page, who went 8 for 16 en route to 16 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Hemingway's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Latta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hemingway will venture away from home to face off against Green Sea Floyds at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Latta, they will head out on the road to challenge Carvers Bay at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Carvers Bay sitting on 13 straight victories and Latta on nine.
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