The St. James Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the Wando Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. James is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
St. James picked up another tournament win on Monday. They strolled past Johnson County with points to spare, taking the game 44-26. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 112th in South Carolina, while the Longhorns are ranked 286th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wando's undefeated season came to an end after 12 games last Monday. They fell to Gray Collegiate Academy 54-49. The loss put an end to the Warriors' undefeated start to the season.
St. James will have to contain Isabel Waite as she made an impact in Wando's last game. She posted 13 points along with seven boards and seven steals. Waite is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Reynolds, who had nine points and six rebounds.
St. James is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Wando, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.
St. James came up short against Wando when the teams last played back in February of 2021, falling 44-33. Can St. James avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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