South Aiken and Crestwood squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but South Aiken had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 103-69 loss at the hands of the Crestwood Knights. The Thoroughbreds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-26.
Kelton Walker
| 02/17/25 @ Crestwood | 21 |
| 01/07/25 @ Gilbert | 17 |
| 02/06/24 vs Aiken | 17 |
| 02/10/25 @ Midland Valley | 15 |
| 01/29/25 @ Aiken | 13 |
Despite the loss, South Aiken still got an impressive performance from Kelton Walker, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in points. Amari Matthews was another key player, going 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points.
Even though they lost, South Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
South Aiken dropped their record down to 7-19 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points over those games. As for Crestwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3.
South Aiken does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crestwood, they will challenge Brookland-Cayce at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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