The Myrtle Beach Seahawks will head out on the road to face off against the Carolina Forest Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Myrtle Beach will be strutting in after a win while Carolina Forest will be coming in after a loss.
Myrtle Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Socastee with a 59-55 victory.
Carolina Forest has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 60-42 bruising from North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Chiefs are ranked 90th).
Carolina Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Myrtle Beach, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Myrtle Beach strolled past Carolina Forest in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 55-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Myrtle Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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