On Saturday, the Kingstree Blazers strolled past the Midland Valley Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 49-32. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Mustangs are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/18/25 vs Midland Valley | 23 |
01/17/25 @ Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 22 |
12/14/24 vs Andrews | 18 |
12/10/24 vs Hemingway | 17 |
12/20/24 vs Manning | 16 |
Kingstree's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Demia Mosley, who went 8 of 19 on her way to 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Those 23 points gave Mosley a new career-high. Naydia Shaw was another key player, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Kingstree has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Midland Valley, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
When Kingstree and Midland Valley next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Kingstree will take on Marion and their three-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingstree is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season. Similarly, Midland Valley will try to stop North Augusta's 12-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingstree's defense has only allowed 27.9 points per game this season, so Midland Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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