The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will take on the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aiken is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Aiken came up short against North Augusta and fell 58-48. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Green Hornets in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tarrant McKenzie, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre'Von Walker, who earned 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brookland-Cayce faced Gray Collegiate Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Brookland-Cayce came out on top against Gray Collegiate Academy by a score of 54-45.
Brookland-Cayce's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Aiken, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-7.
Aiken was able to grind out a solid win over Brookland-Cayce in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, winning 63-52. Does Aiken have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookland-Cayce turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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