Socastee and North Myrtle Beach are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Socastee Braves will head out on the road to challenge the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Socastee is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Socastee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Carolina Forest 78-73. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 16-10 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Socastee got top-tier performance from Bryson Sams, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 28 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ephriam Hicks, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, North Myrtle Beach came up short against Conway on Tuesday and fell 54-45. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Socastee's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for North Myrtle Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Socastee couldn't quite finish off North Myrtle Beach when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 62-59. Can Socastee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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