Whitmire is 0-10 against Calhoun Falls Charter since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Whitmire Wolverines will get right back to it and host the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes at 6:00 p.m. Whitmire will be strutting in after a win while Calhoun Falls Charter will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Whitmire turned things around against GREEN Upstate on Thursday. They came out on top against the Owls by a score of 37-27.
Whitmire found their leader in sophomore Brooklynn Babb, who went 8 for 12 en route to 17 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Babb has scored at least a third of Whitmire's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brantlee Roche, who posted four points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Whitmire smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Calhoun Falls Charter lost to Greenwood Christian on the road by a 48-32 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Blue Flashes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Whitmire will need focus on slowing down Alexis Sanders, one of several Calhoun Falls Charter players who made an impact when they last played. She scored eight points in addition to ten boards and six steals. Sanders has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Autumn Thomas, who put up 14 points.
Whitmire's victory bumped their record up to 2-13. As for Calhoun Falls Charter, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Whitmire was dealt a bruising 57-23 defeat at the hands of Calhoun Falls Charter in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who had 29 points and seven rebounds. Now that Whitmire knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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