The Greer Middle College Blazers will head out on the road to face off against the Chapman Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greer Middle College will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Greer Middle College beat GREEN Upstate 69-56. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Owls are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chapman rang in the new year with a 50-42 win over Spartanburg Christian Academy on Monday.
Greer Middle College better keep an eye on Hawken Smith. He was instrumental in Chapman's win, putting up 18 points and five assists. That's the most assists Smith has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Grayden Humphries, who posted nine points.
Chapman was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Greer Middle College is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Chapman, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Greer Middle College came up short against Chapman in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 49-37. Can Greer Middle College avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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