Battery Creek is on a three-game streak of home losses, Hanahan a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Battery Creek Dolphins will welcome the Hanahan Hawks at 8:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Battery Creek is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Battery Creek came up short against Orangeburg-Wilkinson, falling 65-40. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Bruins are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Hanahan ended up a good deal behind North Charleston on Tuesday and lost 53-37.
Loss or not, Hanahan got some senior leadership from Dru Goldsmith and Justin Maduro. Goldsmith almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine steals, while Maduro posted six points along with five boards and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Goldsmith has scored all season.
Hanahan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Battery Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Battery Creek beat Hanahan 51-39 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Battery Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanahan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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