After both having extra time off, the Carolina Forest Panthers and the Socastee Braves will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Carolina Forest lost to Myrtle Beach on the road by a 55-38 margin. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Zechariah Gardner put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted seven points and six rebounds. Nick Zincone was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Socastee was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conway. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Tigers are ranked 14th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Bryson Sams and Trevon Johnson. Johnson had a great game and earned 18 points and four steals. Meanwhile, Sams was balling out in the loss, going 7 for 12 en route to 32 points.
Socastee's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Carolina Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Carolina Forest has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Socastee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Carolina Forest didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Socastee in their previous meeting on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 78-73 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sams, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 28 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carolina Forest still be able to contain Sams? There's only one way to find out.
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