St. Andrew is 2-8 against Hilton Head Prep since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 3:15 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Andrew's took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 46-41 win over Westminster Schools of Augusta. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Wildcats are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hilton Head Prep on Friday. They took down Patrick Henry Academy 57-43.
Hilton Head Prep's win came from a few key players St. Andrew's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brooke Heins, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Courtney Campbell, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 assists.
Hilton Head Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for St. Andrew's, they moved to 5-10 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
St. Andrew's was taken down by Hilton Head Prep 54-15 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campbell, who posted 22 points along with 12 rebounds and ten assists. Now that St. Andrew's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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