The Latta Vikings will square off against the Hemingway Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Latta's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Hemingway has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Latta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hannah-Pamplico, posting a 78-14 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 26 points or more this season.
Jeziyah Page
| 02/07/25 @ Hannah-Pamplico | 31 |
| 12/19/24 vs Hannah-Pamplico | 25 |
| 01/17/25 vs Green Sea Floyds | 18 |
| 02/03/25 @ Johnsonville | 15 |
| 11/30/23 vs Aynor | 15 |
Jeziyah Page and Kaliya Herman were among the main playmakers for Latta as the former posted 31 points and the latter put up 25 points. The dominant performance gave Page a new career-high in points. Azarriona Mcrae was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Hemingway played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Carvers Bay and fell 55-14. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-9.
Latta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.7 points over those games. As for Hemingway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything came up roses for Latta against Hemingway when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 64-29 victory. Will Latta repeat their success, or does Hemingway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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