The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Mill has four straight victories, Catawba Ridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Fort Mill made off with a 45-44 win over Nation Ford.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge had to suffer through a 63-23 loss at the hands of Clover. While losing is never fun, the Copperheads can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 15th).
Catawba Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Fort Mill, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Everything went Fort Mill's way against Catawba Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Fort Mill made off with a 55-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Mill 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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