Chesnee entered their contest against Landrum on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Chesnee Eagles fell just short of the Landrum Cardinals by a score of 74-71. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cardinals earlier this season, when they won 76-51.
Elijah Brown
| 02/07/25 vs Landrum | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs High Point Academy | 22 |
| 01/28/25 vs Blacksburg | 32 |
| 01/24/25 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 20 |
| 01/23/25 vs Chase | 15 |
Chesnee lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Elijah Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Brown is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Barnett, who went 7 for 8 en route to 16 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Chesnee was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists.they racked up nine more assists than Landrum's almost as impressive total of 15
It was another big night for Benett Edwards, who went 10 of 14 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds for Landrum. With that strong performance, Edwards is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Noah Dodd, who went 6 for 14 to rack up 19 points.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 18-6. As for Landrum, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Chesnee will head out on the road to challenge Greenville Tech Charter at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chesnee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season. As for Landrum, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against High Point Academy at 7:30 p.m. High Point Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 matchups -- so hopefully Landrum likes a good challenge.
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