Green Sea Floyds lost against Latta back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Green Sea Floyds Trojans were outmatched by the Latta Vikings and fell 58-24. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Vikings are ranked 90th).
Despite the defeat, Green Sea Floyds saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Janyrah McClleod posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Kate Strickland, who scored eight points.
Trojans
| 01/17/25 @ Latta | 24-58 |
| 01/14/25 vs Carvers Bay | 23-52 |
| 01/08/25 vs Aynor | 22-39 |
Even though they lost, Green Sea Floyds smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Latta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeziyah Page, who went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave Page a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Kaliya Herman, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists.
Green Sea Floyds has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Latta, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Green Sea Floyds will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Johnsonville at 6:15 p.m. on January 28th. After both having extra time off, Latta and Lake View will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on January 28th. Latta knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lake View likes a good challenge.
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