This season hasn't been kind to the Sandhills Bucks, who are still winless after their fourth match. They were outmatched by Richard Winn Academy at home and fell 82-27. While losing is never fun, Sandhills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while Richard Winn Academy is ranked 58th).
Drew Spires continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Richard Winn Academy, scoring 25 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Spires has scored at least 25% of Richard Winn Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Miller Stuck, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Sandhills' loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-4. As for Richard Winn Academy, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Sandhills will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Curtis Baptist at 5:45 p.m. on January 16, 2024. Richard Winn Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Our Lady of the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.