Blackville-Hilda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of the Williston-Elko Blue Devils. The Fighting Hawks were not able to make up for their loss to the Blue Devils from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
| 01/14/25 vs Williston-Elko | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs Calhoun County | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ North | 2 |
| 12/26/24 vs Allendale-Fairfax | 4 |
Blackville-Hilda lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Messiah McFadden, who went 5 of 12 en route to 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. McFadden has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bralen Coleman, who posted eight points.
Blackville-Hilda's record is now 2-7. As for Williston-Elko, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Blackville-Hilda will face off against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackville-Hilda is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season. As for Williston-Elko, they will welcome Calhoun County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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