Barnwell lost to Whale Branch back in February of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Warhorses took a 39-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Warhorses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Warriors are ranked 118th).
Gabrielle Thomas
| 01/20/26 vs Whale Branch | 3 |
| 01/16/26 vs Edisto | 2 |
| 01/14/26 vs Swansea | 5 |
| 01/13/26 @ Hampton County | 2 |
Despite the loss, Barnwell still got an impressive performance from Gabrielle Thomas, who posted 13 points and three steals. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zamari Williams, who had four points and three steals.
Whale Branch was led to victory by Kelis Fields and Harmony Prejean. Fields dropped a double-double with 12 points and 21 boards, while Prejean dropped a double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Those 21 boards gave Fields a new career-high.
Barnwell's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Whale Branch, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Barnwell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 47-25 defeat against Swansea on the 21st. As for Whale Branch, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-17 loss against May River on the 21st.
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