Hampton County is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mullins is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hampton County Hurricanes will take on the Mullins Auctioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hampton County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hampton County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 97-59 win over the Gators. Hampton County's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Hampton County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kavon Chisolm led the charge by scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Chisolm hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Xaviar Garvin, who scored 19 points.
Meanwhile, Mullins was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past North Central 92-51 at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Mullins had established a 20 point advantage.
Mullins' success was spearheaded by the efforts of JJ Davis, who scored 27 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Deyon Ford, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ford has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakarai Worley, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Hampton County's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Mullins, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hampton County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.1 points per game. However, it's not like Mullins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Hampton County might still be hurting after the 90-68 loss they got from Mullins when the teams last played back in February of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hampton County was down 68-42.
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