Hemingway and Latta are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Hemingway Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Latta Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Hemingway came up short against Carvers Bay and fell 71-62.
Xavier Washington
| 02/07/25 vs Carvers Bay | 80% |
| 01/09/25 @ Carvers Bay | 67% |
| 01/16/24 @ East Clarendon | 67% |
| 12/12/23 @ Trinity Collegiate | 63% |
| 01/31/25 vs Johnsonville | 53% |
Hemingway's defeat came about despite a quality game from Xavier Washington, who went 8 of 10 to rack up 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Washington a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Jabari Pearson was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Latta). They enjoyed a cozy 64-45 win over Hannah-Pamplico on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Hemingway better focus on containing Shayon Mcgruder and Xy'Mari Bethea as the pair were huge in Latta's win. Mcgruder went 9 for 14 en route to 23 points, while Bethea went 9 of 13 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Mcgruder's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Will Davis also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Latta was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hemingway's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Latta, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Hemingway has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Latta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Hemingway couldn't quite finish off Latta when the teams last played back in January and fell 42-39. Can Hemingway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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