After flying high against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind last Tuesday, GREEN Upstate came back down to earth. The GREEN Upstate Owls were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 48-47 to the McCormick Chiefs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chiefs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-56 back in January.
McCormick's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demontae Wideman led the charge by putting up 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Wideman a new career-high in boards. J'Varis Adams was another key player, scoring 12 points.
GREEN Upstate's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for McCormick, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
GREEN Upstate has already played their next contest, a 70-34 loss against McBee on the 17th. As for McCormick, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-54 defeat against Abbeville on the 14th.
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