Sumter County has won four straight games at home, while Carver has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Sumter County Panthers challenge the Carver Tigers at 6:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Jesstynie Scott and Kayden Cooper.
Sumter County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hardaway just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 64-41 to the Hawks. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carver). They blew past Jordan 77-17 on Tuesday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 30 points or more this season.
Carver is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Sumter County, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
Sumter County took their win against Carver in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 76-55. Will Sumter County repeat their success, or does Carver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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