After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, Williston-Elko was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They snuck past the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks with a 50-46 win. The Blue Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fighting Hawks, too.
Several Fighting Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Messiah McFadden, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. McFadden is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bralen Coleman, who posted eight points.
Williston-Elko has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Blackville-Hilda, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Williston-Elko has already played their next contest (against Calhoun County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Blackville-Hilda will head out on the road to face off against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackville-Hilda is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season.
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