Blackville-Hilda is 0-10 against Calhoun County since February of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will welcome the Calhoun County Saints at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Blackville-Hilda came up short against North and fell 71-61. The Fighting Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Blackville-Hilda got top-tier performance from Jamarien Kirkland, who went 12 of 17 on his way to 25 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Kirkland continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Messiah McFadden, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Blackville-Hilda was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Calhoun County can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler by a score of 55-48.
Calhoun County's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Blackville-Hilda, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Blackville-Hilda was taken down by Calhoun County 80-50 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Calhoun County's Jayden Wallace, who posted 32 points. Now that Blackville-Hilda knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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