Two dominant guards in Michaela Fairwell and Molly Daugherty are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Summerville Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dutch Fork had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They breezed by Cane Bay at home to the tune of 77-18 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for Dutch Fork who now have nine in a row.
It was another big night for Fairwell, who scored 22 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antoinet Cheeseboro, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Summerville's way against St. James on Tuesday as Summerville made off with a 43-23 win. Given Summerville's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while St. James is ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dutch Fork pushed their record up to 23-3 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Summerville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Dutch Fork took a serious blow against Summerville in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, falling 69-22. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dutch Fork was down 40-5.
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