Hemingway lost against Kingstree back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hemingway Tigers took a 40-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kingstree Blazers. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Blazers: they've now lost five in a row.
Hemingway's loss came despite strong showings from Xavier Washington and Jamier Wright. Washington earned nine points in addition to eight rebounds, while Wright had four points along with 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Washington a new career-high in assists (three).
Mal'Aki Matthews was the offensive standout of the match as he earned 18 points.
Hemingway's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Kingstree, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Hemingway will challenge Mullins at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mullins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season. Kingstree has already played their next game, a 45-29 victory against Johnsonville on the 4th.
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