The Hampton County Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the Lake Marion Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hampton County comes in on four and Lake Marion on 17.
Hampton County is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Bridges Prep: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hampton County blew Bridges Prep out of the water with a 63-28 final score. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Marion blew past Edisto, posting a 68-24 victory. The Gators are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout on Tuesday was the 12th game they've won by 20+ points this season.
Lake Marion found their leader in sophomore Rayleigh Davis, who posted 19 points and six steals. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (60%). Jimyria Green was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.
Lake Marion pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Hampton County, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Hampton County came up short against Lake Marion when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 52-43. Can Hampton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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