The Colleton County Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Hampton County Hurricanes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Colleton County took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-58 win over Stratford. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since January 19th.
Da'Veon Varner was his usual excellent self, earning 24 points plus five rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Colleton County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Parks, who scored 16 points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hampton County over Allendale-Fairfax in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hampton County blew Allendale-Fairfax out of the water with a 79-46 final score. With the Hurricanes ahead 36-15 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Hampton County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Darius Brooks, who went 9 for 11 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals, and Jaquan Solomon, who went 8 for 10 en route to 20 points. Brooks' evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Davis, who went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Hampton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Hampton County's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Colleton County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Colleton County might still be hurting after the 69-48 defeat they got from Hampton County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Colleton County, Kavon Chisolm (who scored 18 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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