Hemingway is 2-8 against Carvers Bay since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hemingway Tigers will be playing at home against the Carvers Bay Bears at 6:30 p.m. Hemingway comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last nine games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Hemingway suffered their biggest defeat since November 29, 2023 on January 3rd. They took a serious blow against Lamar, falling 50-14.
Carvers Bay posted their biggest win since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Scott's Branch with a sharp 46-26 victory. Given Carvers Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Scott's Branch is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carvers Bay relied on the efforts of Jurnee Blye, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Jerchel Geathers-Washington, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of K'moni Taylor, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hemingway's loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-9. As for Carvers Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Hemingway and Carvers Bay were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but Hemingway came up empty-handed after a 45-44 defeat. Can Hemingway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
