The Aynor Blue Jackets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Latta Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Aynor focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Aynor will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Hannah-Pamplico, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Aynor enjoyed a cozy 51-37 win over Hannah-Pamplico. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Jackets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jamarion Mitchell was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 10 en route to 24 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Robinson Mendez, who scored seven points plus six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Latta lost to Cheraw on the road by a 69-55 margin on Tuesday. The Vikings were down 51-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Latta's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Aynor, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Aynor came out on top in a nail-biter against Latta in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 40-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aynor since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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