Southern and Fort Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Southern Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Fort Hill Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Southern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Fort Hill likes a good challenge.
Southern is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Allegany just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Campers 66-62.
Despite their loss, Southern saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Graham Harvey, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and six blocks, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Haskiell, who posted 16 points and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Fort Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 71-42 win over the Golden Tornado. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Sentinels' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 228th in Maryland, while the Golden Tornado are ranked 82nd in West Virginia).
The win got Fort Hill back to even at 4-4. As for Southern, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Southern came up short against Fort Hill in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 63-51. Can Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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