West Ashley and James Island are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The West Ashley Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the James Island Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West Ashley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Summerville on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Ashley was outmatched by Summerville and fell 60-29. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
Meanwhile, James Island took a blow against Ashley Ridge on Wednesday, falling 77-31. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Swamp Foxes are ranked seventh).
This is the second loss in a row for West Ashley and nudges their season record down to 9-9. As for James Island, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
West Ashley came up short against James Island in their previous matchup on January 10th, falling 51-42. Can West Ashley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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