The Rock Hill Bearcats will square off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rock Hill has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Fort Mill will arrive with seven straight victories.
On Tuesday, Rock Hill lost to Indian Land at home by a 71-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Warriors are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Fort Mill earned a 59-49 win over Clover on Tuesday.
Fort Mill's win came from a few key players Rock Hill will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nas Berry, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Parker, who put up 17 points.
Fort Mill pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Rock Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Rock Hill might still be hurting after the 62-42 defeat they got from Fort Mill when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Berry, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Now that Rock Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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