Hemingway is on a five-game streak of home losses, Johnsonville a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Hemingway Tigers will take on the Johnsonville Flashes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hemingway comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last 11 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Hemingway suffered their biggest loss since December 4, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Carvers Bay 60-9. Hemingway has struggled against Carvers Bay recently, as their matchup on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-11, which was the final score in Johnsonville's tilt against East Clarendon on Friday. While losing is never fun, Johnsonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while East Clarendon is ranked 112th).
Hemingway's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Johnsonville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Hemingway against Johnsonville when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 55-25 victory. With Hemingway ahead 34-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
