The Myrtle Beach Seahawks will head out to challenge the Conway Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Myrtle Beach and 17 for Conway dating back to last season.
Myrtle Beach came up short against St. James on Tuesday, falling 42-19. The contest marked the Seahawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Conway scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 71-48 to North Myrtle Beach. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Chiefs are ranked 18th).
Myrtle Beach will have to keep a close watch on Rebecca Hemingway and Saryah Locklear, a pair of players who had a big impact on Conway's prior game. Hemingway posted 20 points, while Locklear went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points and four steals. That was a full 41.7% of Conway's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Surhei Brown, who earned six points.
Myrtle Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Conway, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Myrtle Beach didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Conway in their previous meeting on January 10th, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hemingway, who put up 24 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Myrtle Beach still be able to contain Hemingway? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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