The Nation Ford Falcons will take on the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nation Ford is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since December 27, 2024 on Saturday. They skirted past Sugar Creek Charter 46-43. Given the Falcons 's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 62nd in South Carolina, while the Wildcats are ranked 325th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 53-52 win over the Warriors.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Logan Parker and Michael Jones. Parker had a solid game and posted 15 points. Meanwhile, Jones was balling out in the loss, going 9 for 17 on his way to 26 points.
The victory got Nation Ford back to even at 9-9. As for Fort Mill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Nation Ford beat Fort Mill 58-48 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Nation Ford repeat their success, or does Fort Mill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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