Pelion typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Saluda proved too difficult a challenge. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 34-33 victory over the Pelion Panthers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 34-27 back in January.
Despite the loss, Pelion still got an impressive performance from Tyshawn Caldwell, who went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points. Those 19 points gave Caldwell a new career-high. John Berned was another key player, putting up six points.
Saluda is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Pelion, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Saluda Tigers challenge the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ninety Six has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with ten straight losses, while Saluda will come in with four straight wins. Pelion has already played their next matchup (against Strom Thurmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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