The Hemingway Tigers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Scott's Branch, falling 89-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Hemingway still got an impressive performance from Jerel Hampton, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds. Hampton is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarion Wilson, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Scott's Branch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Kind led the charge by dropping a double-double on 33 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kind has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nigel Lawson, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Hemingway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Scott's Branch, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-10.
Hemingway won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Johnsonville at 7:45 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Hemingway focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday. As for Scott's Branch, they and East Clarendon will face off at 8:00 p.m. on February 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Scott's Branch will be up against East Clarendon's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.21 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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