Basketball Recap: Wade Hampton Drops Highest Score of Season Against Pendleton

Generals

Team Score (Highest)

12/05/25 @ Pendleton	74
11/21/25 vs Fountain Inn	53
11/24/25 vs Carolina Academy	50
12/03/25 vs T.L. Hanna	41
11/22/25 vs Pendleton	36

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wade Hampton). They walked away with a 74-67 win over the Pendleton Bulldogs on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Generals: when they faced off against the Bulldogs two weeks ago, they had to take a 52-36 loss.

Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Samuel Ross, who shot 53% from the field on his way to 24 points. Ross has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brice Bolt, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points and seven boards.

Wade Hampton's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Pendleton, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Wade Hampton will welcome Southside at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The Generals will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Pendleton, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Stephens County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.