South Carolina High School Basketball - Saluda thwarts Ninety Six
February 7, 2025: Ninety Six, SC 29666 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Saluda Tigers (Saluda, SC) and the host Ninety Six Wildcats (Ninety Six, SC), observed Saluda's basketball team knock off Ninety Six by a score of 43-31.
The Tigers (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Strom Thurmond (Johnston, SC). The Rebels come into the AA Region 2 challenge with a 12-11 record. In their last challenge, Strom Thurmond prevailed over Pelion (Pelion, SC), 41-22, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the American Leadership Academy Patriots (Lexington, SC) in a AA Region 2 challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Ninety Six will attempt to improve on its 3-17 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 5-17 record after their 55-52 league loss to Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg, SC).