The Southside Christian Sabres will head out on the road to challenge the North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southside Christian has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while North will arrive with 13 straight wins.
Southside Christian struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Thursday (Christ Church Episcopal was 24% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Southside Christian was the victim of a tough 62-40 defeat at the hands of Christ Church Episcopal. While losing is never fun, Southside Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Christ Church Episcopal is ranked 34th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Josh Hennum, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Zane Hagy, who scored 11 points.
In what's become a running theme this season, North gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 84-53 win over Blackville-Hilda at home. North pushed the score to 74-46 by the end of the third, a deficit Blackville-Hilda had little chance of recovering from.
Stetson Stacks was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kashannon Strobert, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Southside Christian's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-10. As for North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
Wednesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Southside Christian have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.2% of their threes per game. However, it's not like North struggles in that department as they've made 46% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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