The Conway Tigers will challenge the Westwood Redhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Conway is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Carolina Forest: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Conway blew Carolina Forest out of the water with a 66-33 final score. The Tigers have beaten the Panthers the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.

Kayleb Mckinnon
02/13/25 @ Carolina Forest | 16 |
02/11/25 vs Carolina Forest | 4 |
02/07/25 @ Socastee | 1 |
02/04/25 @ St. James | 0 |
01/31/25 vs Myrtle Beach | 9 |
+ 11 more games |
Trevon Johnson and Kayleb Mckinnon were among the main playmakers for Conway as the former went 7-for-9 to rack up 17 points and four steals and the latter dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards. That's the most points Mckinnon has posted since back in December of 2024. Jordan Jenkins was another key player, putting up 11 points and six rebounds.
Conway smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carolina Forest only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westwood had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past North Myrtle Beach 60-35 on Tuesday.
Conway's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Westwood, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-8.
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