After flying high against Broome last Friday, Chapman came back down to earth. The Chapman Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 63-62 to the Chesnee Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Eagles are ranked 85th).
Chapman lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Grayden Humphries, who posted 15 points along with seven assists and six boards. Hawken Smith was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Chapman has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Chesnee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Chapman Panthers duke it out with the Landrum Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Landrum is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 77.4 points per game this season. As for Chesnee, they will be taking part in a tournament against Woodruff at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodruff will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Chesnee surely won't give up without a fight.
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