The Rock Hills Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Pike Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rock Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
Rock Hills' tournament run continued when they took on Sylvan-Lucas on Tuesday. Rock Hills fell just short of Sylvan-Lucas by a score of 45-43. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite their defeat, Rock Hills saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cooper McDill, who posted 19 points and seven rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 44.2% of Rock Hills' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Whelchel, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Pike Valley came up short against Tescott on Tuesday and fell 53-43. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Hills' loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Pike Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Rock Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Pike Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 67-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pike Valley's Andrew Cooper, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rock Hills still be able to contain Cooper? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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