The South Aiken Thoroughbreds are taking a road trip to challenge the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, South Aiken took a blow against North Augusta, falling 47-15. While losing is never fun, the Thoroughbreds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked third).
Tekinia Dixon
| 02/04/25 vs North Augusta | 3 |
| 01/31/25 vs Gilbert | 6 |
| 01/29/25 @ Aiken | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ Airport | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Brookland-Cayce | 5 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tekinia Dixon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Myracle Culbreath was another key player, putting up four points along with eight boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, South Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Indians 65-40. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Gray Collegiate Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for South Aiken, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
South Aiken was dealt a bruising 54-23 loss at the hands of Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gray Collegiate Academy's Kadence Walker-Lee, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Now that South Aiken knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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