Palmetto Scholars Academy is 2-8 against Baptist Hill since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix will look to defend their home court against the Baptist Hill Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Palmetto Scholars Academy has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 13.
Palmetto Scholars Academy suffered their biggest defeat since December 6, 2023 on Monday. They suffered a rough 60-38 loss at the hands of Burke. Palmetto Scholars Academy has not had much luck with Burke recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Baptist Hill posted their closest win yet this season on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Charleston Math & Science 57-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Rickey Middleton Jr and Zion King. Middleton Jr had a great game and dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, King was balling out in the loss, scoring 20 points along with two steals.
Palmetto Scholars Academy's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Baptist Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Palmetto Scholars Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 75-59 loss to Baptist Hill in their previous meeting on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baptist Hill's Jaden Douglas, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Palmetto Scholars Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
