Williston-Elko is 2-8 against Calhoun County since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Williston-Elko Blue Devils will take on the Calhoun County Saints at 6:30 p.m. Williston-Elko is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Williston-Elko is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Blackville-Hilda: they outscored them in every quarter. Williston-Elko was the clear victor by a 56-33 margin over Blackville-Hilda on Friday. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Calhoun County over Wagener-Salley in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calhoun County blew Wagener-Salley out of the water with a 65-26 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Saints had established a 35 point advantage.
Calhoun County found their leader in sophomore Cassidy Pough, who posted 27 points. Those 27 points set a new season-high mark for Pough. Another player making a difference was Christian Tyler-Corley, who had 12 points.
Williston-Elko pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points over those games. As for Calhoun County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Williston-Elko was able to grind out a solid victory over Calhoun County when the teams last played back in January, winning 35-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Williston-Elko since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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