The Rock Hill Bearcats will face off against the Nation Ford Falcons at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rock Hill is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fort Mill on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rock Hill lost 62-42 to Fort Mill. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Nation Ford's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 73-55 bruising from Indian Land. The Falcons were down 57-37 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Rock Hill will have to keep a close watch on Chase Walters and Anthony Pryer, a pair of players who had a big impact on Nation Ford's prior game. Walters went 6 of 15 on his way to 20 points, while Pryer posted 14 points. Walters is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Robertson, who had eight points and six assists.
Nation Ford's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Rock Hill, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rock Hill came up short against Nation Ford when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 63-53. Thankfully for Rock Hill, Caden Giles (who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 11 rebounds, and 12 blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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