The Whitmire Wolverines were the 39-17 winner over Newberry Academy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Whitmire fell just short of Newberry Academy by a score of 34-31.
When it comes to explaining why Whitmire lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Imari Brown. Despite the final result, she scored 18 points along with 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trystan Samples, who scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Whitmire's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Newberry Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whitmire won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lewisville at 6:00 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Lewisville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Wednesday. As for Newberry Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Richard Winn Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
