South Aiken played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles 82-42. While losing is never fun, the Thoroughbreds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the War Eagles are ranked 30th).
| 01/14/25 vs Gray Collegiate Academy | 4 |
| 12/28/24 vs Westwood | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ Greenbrier | 3 |
| 01/08/24 @ Fairfield Central | 2 |
| 12/28/23 @ Greenville | 2 |
Despite the loss, South Aiken saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Deon Simpkins went 6 for 14 on his way to 14 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Simpkins a new career-high. Kyson McLeod was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
Gray Collegiate Academy found their leader in sophomore Hunter Mcgraw, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Quan Mcduffie, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
South Aiken has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Aiken and Strom Thurmond will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. South Aiken is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they will face off against Aiken at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Aiken has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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