Southside Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 49-41 to the Woodruff Wolverines on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Sabres of the 38-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2016.
It was another big night for Sadie Burnette, who went 5 for 9 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and five steals for Woodruff. The dominant performance also gave Burnette a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%). Jensyn Turner was another key player, earning seven points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
Woodruff's win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southside Christian will welcome Oakbrook Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Woodruff, they and Laurens will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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