The Kendrick Cherokees will venture away from home to face off against the Hardaway Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kendrick has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 22 straight defeats, while Hardaway will come in with seven straight wins.
Kendrick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 50-29 to Shaw on Tuesday. The Cherokees were down 45-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Hardaway got the win against Sumter County on Tuesday by a conclusive 64-41. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Hardaway pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points per game. As for Kendrick, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Kendrick was taken down by Hardaway 70-10 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardaway's Mikayla Johnson, who went 9 for 11 on her way to 22 points. Now that Kendrick knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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