The Colleton County Cougars will be playing at home against the May River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Colleton County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while May River will arrive with five straight wins.
Colleton County struggled with offensive rebounds last Friday (Hanahan had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Colleton County took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hanahan. That's two games in a row now that Colleton County has lost by exactly five points.
Colleton County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Heaven Green, who scored 11 points along with six steals, and Akeelyah Daniel who scored ten points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Daniel has scored all season.
Meanwhile, May River can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against St. Andrew's as May River made off with a 53-31 win. Given May River's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 95th in South Carolina, while St. Andrew's is ranked 450th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colleton County's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for May River, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Colleton County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against May River when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-47 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was May River's Casey Laing, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Colleton County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
