Hartsville is 1-9 against Wilson since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hartsville Red Foxes will be playing at home against the Wilson Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Hartsville put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 64-24 victory over West Florence at home. Given Hartsville's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while West Florence is ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jazzy Frierson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Brooke Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Wilson entered their tilt with Myrtle Beach with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went Wilson's way against Myrtle Beach on Wednesday as Wilson made off with a 58-38 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Wilson has posted since December 20, 2023.
Hartsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Wilson, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Hartsville came up short against Wilson when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 66-59. Can Hartsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
