Rock Hills has gone 8-2 against Thunder Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rock Hills Grizzlies will square off against the Thunder Ridge Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rock Hills is headed out to face Thunder Ridge after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Rock Hills came out on top against Pike Valley by a score of 67-55 on Friday.
Rock Hills can attribute much of their success to Cooper McDill, who went 7 for 12 en route to 23 points plus six assists and two steals, and Eli Whelchel, who went 11 for 12 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds and two blocks. The matchup was McDill's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristyn Reynolds, who earned 11 points.
Rock Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pike Valley only posted seven.
Meanwhile, Thunder Ridge can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Stockton with a sharp 60-36 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Longhorns have posted since January 26th.
Evan Slavik was a one-man wrecking crew for Thunder Ridge as he dropped a double-double on 27 points and 22 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Slavik a new career-high in field goal percentage (65%). Another player making a difference was Connor Engelke, who posted nine points plus seven rebounds.
Rock Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Thunder Ridge in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 41-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Thunder Ridge's Mason Baker, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Rock Hills to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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