The Pelion Panthers will square off against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pelion has four straight wins, Ridge Spring-Monetta has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Pelion didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 44-38 victory over Newberry Academy on Monday.
| 12/09/24 vs Newberry Academy | 18 |
| 11/28/23 vs Blackville-Hilda | 12 |
| 12/04/23 @ Horse Creek Academy | 10 |
| 12/07/23 @ Gilbert | 9 |
| 12/08/23 @ Wagener-Salley | 8 |
John Berned had a dynamite game for Pelion, going 7 for 9 on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Berned a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyan Davis, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta lost to Calhoun County on the road by a 60-45 margin on Tuesday.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Pelion, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Pelion skirted past Ridge Spring-Monetta 52-49 when the teams last played on Thursday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ridge Spring-Monetta's Jaiden Holloway, who had 16 points in addition to eight steals and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pelion still be able to contain Holloway? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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