Fort Hill and Southern are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Fort Hill Sentinels will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Southern Rams at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Southern will be up against a hot Fort Hill team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Fort Hill simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Keyser 71-42. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-11.
Meanwhile, Southern unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 66-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Allegany.
Fort Hill will need focus on slowing down Graham Harvey, one of several Southern players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 13 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and six blocks. Jared Haskiell was another key player, putting up 16 points and three blocks.
The win got Fort Hill back to even at 4-4. As for Southern, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Fort Hill beat Southern 63-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Fort Hill repeat their success, or does Southern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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