Socastee lost against North Myrtle Beach back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Socastee Braves were beaten by the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs 62-24. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Chiefs are ranked 14th).
When it comes to explaining why Socastee lost, don't look at Bri Smith. Despite the final result, she posted nine points and six boards. That was a full 37.5% of Socastee's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Rylee Minehart also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
It was another big night for Faith Farmer, who went 10 for 18 en route to 30 points and five steals for North Myrtle Beach. The match was Farmer's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Madison Vereen, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 11 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Socastee and nudges their season record down to 11-10. As for North Myrtle Beach, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Socastee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-29 defeat against South Florence on the 1st. North Myrtle Beach has also already played their next game, a 41-30 loss against Carolina Forest on the 4th.
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