Fox Creek is 2-8 against Strom Thurmond since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fox Creek Predators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 6:15 p.m. Hopefully Fox Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Friday.
Fox Creek has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They enjoyed a cozy 50-36 win over Batesburg-Leesville.
Fox Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maya Kryshtalowych, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Kryshtalowych is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played. Jada Jennings was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Strom Thurmond's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were beaten by Silver Bluff 57-25. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Strom Thurmond in their matchups with Silver Bluff: they've now lost five in a row.
Fox Creek's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Strom Thurmond, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Fox Creek was dealt a bruising 60-19 defeat at the hands of Strom Thurmond when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strom Thurmond's Katlyn Chinn, who scored 18 points along with seven steals. Now that Fox Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
