If Calhoun County was riding high fresh off their 65-26 takedown of Wagener-Salley last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calhoun County Saints fell to the Williston-Elko Blue Devils 45-41. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 35-25 back in January.

Cassidy Pough
02/11/25 vs Williston-Elko | 11 |
02/07/25 vs Wagener-Salley | 13 |
02/04/25 vs Blackville-Hilda | 11 |
01/31/25 @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler | 8 |
01/28/25 vs Horse Creek Academy | 16 |
+ 3 more games |
Calhoun County lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cassidy Pough, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. She has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times she's played. Raniya Tyler was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Calhoun County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Calhoun County's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Williston-Elko, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Ridge Spring-Monetta the next time they take the court. Calhoun County will head out to face Ridge Spring-Monetta at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Williston-Elko will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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