Catawba Ridge lost against Fort Mill back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Catawba Ridge Copperheads were dealt a 60-27 defeat at the hands of the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Copperheads can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 42nd).
Catawba Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Addison Cunningham, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Lillie Peleponuk, who scored six points.
Fort Mill found their leader in sophomore Colbie Wolf, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points.
Catawba Ridge's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Fort Mill, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Catawba Ridge will square off against Northwestern at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Catawba Ridge is facing Northwestern at the right time seeing as Northwestern is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Fort Mill, they will challenge Clover at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clover will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Fort Mill surely won't give up without a fight.
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