It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Blackville-Hilda ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 74-66 win over the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans. The Fighting Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 12/17/24 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs Wagener-Salley | 11 |
| 12/16/24 @ Barnwell | 10 |
| 12/10/24 vs Horse Creek Academy | 10 |
Blackville-Hilda had a senior duo take command as Samari Williams went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals and Jamarien Kirkland dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Williams has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshan Sincino, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Ridge Spring-Monetta lost, don't look at Jaiden Holloway. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. Holloway has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Kymani Denny was another key player, putting up 14 points along with six boards and four steals.
The victory got Blackville-Hilda back to even at 2-2. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Blackville-Hilda will take on Barnwell in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-31 defeat against Saluda on the 18th.
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