The Stratford Knights will head out on the road to face off against the St. James Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Stratford has now lost 13 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 19.
Stratford pushed their score all the way to 58 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-58 to Goose Creek. Stratford has not had much luck with Goose Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kristion Swift, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nizhier Baldwin, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. James stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 64-38 margin over Carolina Forest. Given St. James' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Carolina Forest is ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stratford dropped their record down to 7-19 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. James, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Things could have been worse for Stratford, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-45 loss to St. James in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Stratford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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