Chapin lost against Lexington back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Chapin Eagles fell 52-42 to the Lexington Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Wildcats are ranked 11th).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Love, who posted nine points. Another player making a difference was Reagan Haggard, who had ten points and five boards.
Lexington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydni Anderson, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in steals. Izzy Saville was another key player, going 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Chapin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Lexington, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Chapin will take on River Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Chapin is facing River Bluff at the right time seeing as River Bluff is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Lexington, they will challenge Dutch Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dutch Fork's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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