The Goose Creek Memorial Patriots will take on the Nimitz Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Goose Creek Memorial focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 last Monday.
Goose Creek Memorial is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wheatley last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Goose Creek Memorial came up short against Wheatley, falling 59-33. The Patriots were down 43-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite their loss, Goose Creek Memorial saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kindall Houston, who earned nine points along with three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Carinne Bouie, who had seven points plus seven rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Goose Creek Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 13.1.
Meanwhile, Nimitz came up short against Cypress Falls on Tuesday and fell 63-54.
Nimitz's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Goose Creek Memorial, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Goose Creek Memorial and Nimitz were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2021, but Goose Creek Memorial came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Can Goose Creek Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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