Beaufort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 76-59 to the Hilton Head Island Seahawks. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Seahawks are ranked 113th).
Samari Bonds
| 02/13/25 vs Hilton Head Island | 56% |
| 12/14/24 @ Battery Creek | 50% |
| 12/06/24 vs Cane Bay | 43% |
| 01/03/25 vs Ashley Ridge | 41% |
| 12/20/24 @ Whale Branch | 33% |
Loss or not, Beaufort got some senior leadership from Samari Bonds and Amani Cleckley. Bonds almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Cleckley went 9-for-16 on his way to 22 points. Bonds also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 56%. Another player making a difference was Jaemin Odom, who posted five points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Beaufort smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Tajae Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hilton Head Island, going 6-for-9 to rack up 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Thanks to that strong game, Wright now owns an excellent 45.1% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyrice Bowman, who went 7-for-13 en route to 16 points.
Beaufort's defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Hilton Head Island, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-12.
Beaufort does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hilton Head Island, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-54 loss against South Florence on the 17th.
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