Basketball Recap: Bluffton Skates Past Beaufort with Ease

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 vs Ridgeland	51
01/28/25 @ Beaufort	50
12/17/24 @ Ridgeland	48
12/26/24 vs Bethesda Academy	38
01/07/25 vs Beaufort	38

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bluffton's strategy against Beaufort on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bluffton Bobcats blew the Beaufort Eagles out of the water with an 85-35 final score. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 26 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bluffton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harrison Skinner, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 assists. The matchup was Skinner's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jamari Manning, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 18 points.

Skinner wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Bluffton was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beaufort only racked up six assists.

Beaufort's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Samari Bonds, who posted 12 points and five rebounds, and Jaemin Odom, who put up eight points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Odom a new career-high in rebounds. Percival Davis also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Bluffton, bringing their record for this year to 17-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Beaufort, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.

Bluffton has already played their next contest, a 54-42 win against Hilton Head Island on the 31st. As for Beaufort, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-58 defeat against Colleton County on the 31st.