The Lake City Panthers will square off against the Hampton County Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Buford, posting a 60-22 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hannah Riles
| 02/17/25 vs Buford | 2 |
| 02/13/25 vs Marion | 2 |
| 02/12/25 @ Kingstree | 4 |
| 02/11/25 @ Manning | 2 |
| 02/06/25 vs Lee Central | 3 |
| + 9 more games |
Lake City found their leader in sophomore Hannah Riles, who posted 18 points. Riles has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Na'Shira Starks, who scored ten points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hampton County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Philip Simmons by a score of 33-26 on Monday.
Lake City better focus on containing Jada Rodgers and Lyric Jones as the pair were huge in Hampton County's win. Rodgers almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine rebounds, while Jones had ten points.
Hampton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Hampton County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points over those games. As for Lake City, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
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