The Fort Hill Sentinels are taking a road trip to challenge the Keyser Golden Tornado at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Fort Hill easily dispatched Northern Garrett on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Fort Hill fell just short of Maryland School for the Deaf by a score of 49-47 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Sentinels have suffered since January 25, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Keyser, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Allegany out 50-47. Given the Golden Tornado's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 70th in West Virginia, while the Campers are ranked 215th in Maryland), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Hill better keep an eye on Braylon Mcgreevy. He was instrumental in Keyser's win, going 6-for-9 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kameron Samples, who posted nine points and five boards.
Keyser has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points over those games. As for Fort Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything came up roses for Fort Hill against Keyser in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 71-42 win. In that contest, Fort Hill amassed a halftime lead of 42-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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