York Prep picked up another tournament win on Monday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 65-46 victory over the Garinger Wildcats. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in South Carolina, while the Wildcats are ranked 494th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler went 9 for 14 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. That was a full 43.5% of Garinger's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khente Carthran, who put up four points and 12 boards.
York Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Garinger, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. York Prep will challenge Andrew Jackson at 8:00 p.m. on January 7th. As for Garinger, they will take on Independence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Independence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
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