Summerville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Summerville walked away with it. They were the clear victor by a 43-23 margin over the Sharks. Given Summerville's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while St. James is ranked 98th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.1 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They blew past Cane Bay, posting a 77-18 win at home.
It was another big night for Michaela Fairwell, who scored 22 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antoinet Cheeseboro, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Summerville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Dutch Fork, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Summerville against Dutch Fork in their previous matchup back in February of 2021 as the squad secured a 69-22 victory. In that contest, Summerville amassed a halftime lead of 40-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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