The Scott's Branch Eagles and the Kingstree Blazers will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
On Friday, Scott's Branch was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-36 to East Clarendon. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kingstree, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They took down Manning 34-16 on Friday. The 34-point effort marked the Blazers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kingstree's win came from a few key players Scott's Branch will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Demia Mosley, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Naydia Shaw, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Scott's Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Kingstree, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-2.
Scott's Branch couldn't quite finish off Kingstree in their previous meeting back in December of 2014 and fell 51-49. Thankfully for Scott's Branch, Dashanique Peterson (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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