The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. They were beaten by Denmark-Olar 102-15. Blackville-Hilda has struggled against Denmark-Olar recently, as their contest on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Fighting Hawks players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Breyanna Williams, who scored five points along with two steals and two blocks. Williams is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Denmark-Olar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aveion Walker, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Walker is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amuria Wright, who scored 21 points along with six steals.
Blackville-Hilda has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Denmark-Olar, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Blackville-Hilda will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Ridge Spring-Monetta at 6:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (Ridge Spring-Monetta is ranked 215th, while Blackville-Hilda is ranked 207th). As for Denmark-Olar, they will head out on the road to square off against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Denmark-Olar a 14-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
