The South Carroll Cavaliers and the Urbana Hawks will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, South Carroll came up short against Westminster and fell 63-54.
Meanwhile, Urbana suffered their closest loss since February 14th on Friday. They fell just short of North Hagerstown by a score of 64-62.
South Carroll will need focus on slowing down Sean Pyles, one of several Urbana players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 18 points. With that strong performance, Pyles is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Tristan Thompson was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Urbana smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
South Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
South Carroll was dealt a bruising 78-40 defeat at the hands of Urbana when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can South Carroll avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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