Basketball Recap: Laurence Manning Academy Drops Season-High Score on Hilton Head Christian Academy

Swampcats

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Hilton Head Christian Academy	70
12/03/24 vs Orangeburg Prep	59
12/28/24 vs Ragin Prep Christian Academy	57
12/26/24 vs Scott's Branch	54
12/14/24 vs Florence Christian	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laurence Manning Academy). They managed a 70-64 victory over the Hilton Head Christian Academy Eagles on Tuesday. For the Swampcats, this counts as revenge for the 59-42 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Foster, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave Foster a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn Ussery, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points.

Laurence Manning Academy pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Hilton Head Christian Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Laurence Manning Academy has already played their next contest, a 59-56 win against John Paul II on the 16th. Hilton Head Christian Academy has also already played their next matchup (against Wilson Hall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.