The Ben Lippen Falcons won the last time they faced the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders, and things went their way on Thursday too. Ben Lippen came out on top against Heathwood Hall Episcopal by a score of 45-38.
When it comes to explaining why Heathwood Hall Episcopal lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nic Nichols. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with nine blocks and five rebounds. Those nine blocks set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamauri Hunter, who scored nine points.
Ben Lippen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Ben Lippen will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Eau Claire at 2:30 p.m. Eau Claire will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Ben Lippen is ranked 83rd). As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, they will head out on the road to face off against Charlotte Latin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
