Carvers Bay has won six straight games at home, while Latta has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Carvers Bay Bears will host the Latta Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carvers Bay is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Johnsonville: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Carvers Bay blew Johnsonville out of the water with a 48-13 final score. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Flashes: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Latta). They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging an 81-15 win over Hemingway. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Tigers are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carvers Bay better keep an eye on Kaliya Herman. She was instrumental in Latta's win, putting up 27 points. Another player making a difference was Jeziyah Page, who posted 16 points.
Latta is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.4 points over those games. As for Carvers Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Carvers Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Latta in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 46-34. Does Carvers Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Latta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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