Glenn Hills was the 72-59 winner over Screven County when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Spartans took a 67-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gamecocks on Saturday. The loss put an end to the Spartans' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Glenn Hills still got an impressive performance from Makhi Tutt, who shot 60% from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points along with six boards and five assists. That was a full 44.4% of the Spartans' points, marking the third time in a row Tutt has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Quail Johnson, who scored 13 points.
Screven County had a senior duo take command as LeVez Roper put up 22 points and Rodney Beckwith earned 19 points. Roper's big performance that afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Jase Hughes was another key player, putting up nine points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Glenn Hills fell to 2-1. As for Screven County, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Glenn Hills will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Warren County at 6:00 p.m. on December 2. As for Screven County, they will take on First Preparatory Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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