The Kendrick Cherokees will head out on the road to take on the Shaw Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kendrick comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Kendrick is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Carver on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kendrick took a blow against Carver, falling 81-6. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Tigers are ranked 199th).
Shaw hasn't 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 simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Jordan 56-23. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raiders just coasted through the last quarter.
Shaw's win came from a few key players Kendrick will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Quishyi Walcott, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten steals. She has become a key player for Shaw: the team is 6-3 when she posts at least five steals, but 3-13 otherwise. Brooke Shipp was another key player, going 6 of 15 on her way to 18 points and four steals.
Shaw's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Kendrick, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-22.
Kendrick might still be hurting after the 50-29 loss they got from Shaw in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can Kendrick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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