If Beaufort was riding high fresh off their 59-32 takedown of Colleton County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Beaufort Eagles fell 56-45 to the Bishop England Battling Bishops on Tuesday. 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 86th, while the Battling Bishops are ranked 28th).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jania Hayward, who posted 18 points and six rebounds. That was a full 40% of Beaufort's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Carson Crosby was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to 13 boards and three blocks.
Eagles
| 01/16/24 @ North Charleston | 37 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bishop England | 28 |
| 11/29/24 vs Stall | 21 |
| 12/10/24 vs Battery Creek | 20 |
| 02/02/24 vs North Charleston | 20 |
Even though they lost, Beaufort smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Beaufort's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Bishop England, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Beaufort has already played their next matchup (against May River), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bishop England will be playing in front of their home fans against Bluffton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop England knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Bluffton likes a good challenge.
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