Basketball Recap: Aubrey Stevenson Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Indian Land

On Friday, the Rock Hill Bearcats didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against the Indian Land Warriors, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Warriors are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rock Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aubrey Stevenson, who posted 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Stevenson has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Hudson, who earned nine points along with six boards and four steals.

Despite the loss, Indian Land saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ava Pensule went 6 of 9 on her way to 15 points and six rebounds. Those 15 points gave Pensule a new career-high. Emily Callahan was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Rock Hill has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Indian Land, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Hill will take on Fort Mill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season. As for Indian Land, they will face off against Nation Ford at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.