Aiken was the 63-52 winner over Brookland-Cayce when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets fell just short of the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats by a score of 51-49 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Green Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Bearcats are ranked 21st).
Despite the defeat, Aiken saw an underclassman step up: freshman Armani Jones went 6 for 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre'Von Walker, who posted nine points along with seven boards and four steals.
Aiken is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8. As for Brookland-Cayce, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Aiken will square off against Midland Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midland Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Aiken likes a good challenge. As for Brookland-Cayce, they will challenge Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookland-Cayce is facing Gilbert at the right time seeing as Gilbert is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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