The Hilton Head Prep Dolphins pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-62 to King's Ridge Christian.
Despite the loss, Hilton Head Prep still got an impressive performance from Billy Barron, who went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points and 0 assists. Barron scored a full 33.9% of Hilton Head Prep's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Connor Campbell, who scored 11 points along with five assists.
Hilton Head Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for King's Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Hilton Head Prep won't have much time to rest: their next match is against George Walton Academy at 3:30 p.m. on December 29th. George Walton Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. King's Ridge Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oconee County at 2:00 p.m. on December 29th. Oconee County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 460th, while King's Ridge Christian is ranked 125th).