CHESNEE, SC - In their second matchup in a week, the matchup on Friday night at Chesnee saw the Bulldogs and Eagles playing in front of an electric crowd as Boiling Springs eventually came away with a 65-37 victory.
After a close first half saw the Bulldogs leading 27-18 at halftime, it was a big third quarter performance from a senior guard that saw the Bulldogs pull away to a thirty-point lead at the end of the third quarter. The Bulldogs started the quarter on a 14-4 run over the first four minutes of the quarter before finishing the quarter on a 13-2 run over the last four minutes to grab a 54-24 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Bulldogs run out of halftime was led by senior guard Tre Locklear who scored 16 points in the quarter, as he led all scorers in the game with 27 points. "We got exactly what we expected from Tre as one of our leaders," said Bulldogs head coach Craig Martin. "He has been real consistent all year and he picked it up tonight. He made some shots and made his teammates better tonight." In the fourth quarter the teams were pretty even as the Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 13-11 on the way to the final score of 65-37 in favor of the Bulldogs. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs had a lot of new faces step up and play well which Coach Martin said he was happy to see from his guys. "We had a lot of guys step up tonight including the guys that came in there at the end," said Martin. "I think they did a great job of continuing on what we've been working on in practice and that's what made the proudest of those guys." The first half saw Boiling Springs jump out to an 18-7 first quarter lead as Locklear scored seven points but it was the presence of senior forward Dominique Johnson on the boards that allowed the Bulldogs numerous second chances to extend their lead. Chesnee cut into the Bulldogs lead in the second quarter as they outscored Boiling Springs 11-9 to put their halftime lead to nine points. The victory for the Bulldogs extends their winning streak to four games and pushes their record to 4-2 on the early season but Martin says it's good for his team to get the feeling of winning even though they still have room for improvement. "You can tell the guys are happy with what they're doing and the deserve to be excited about that," said Martin. "At the same time, I think they realize we have to continue improving each day at practice and with every opportunity we get." Boiling Springs was led in scoring by Tre Locklear who had 27 points with four rebounds and a steal. Dominique Johnson led the Bulldogs on the boards with 6 points and 12 rebounds along with two steals. "Dom plays a lot bigger than what he is," said Martin. "We challenged him tonight to work the boards which he did and it's not the first time he's done it. When he wants to control the boards, he can do just that." Chesnee was led on offense by Dawson Pruitt and Elijah Brown who both had seven points on Friday night while Daniel Wease led them on the boards with eight rebounds to go along with three points. GIRLS GAME In the girls' game the Boiling Springs basketball team used a big second half to defeat Chesnee 54-38 on Friday night. The first half was a close contest as Boiling Springs held a 14-7 first quarter lead before Chesnee was able to narrow the lead to 19-16 with fifty-nine seconds left in the half. With time running out in the half, Bulldogs junior Kylie McMillian hit a three-pointer from the right top of the key as time expired to give Boiling Springs a 22-16 halftime lead. Boiling Springs started the third quarter on a 7-2 run as they outscored the Eagles 13-7 in the quarter to grab a 35-23 lead at the end of the quarter. The fourth quarter saw the teams play close as the Bulldogs outscored the Eagles by four points in the quarter to grab the 54-38 victory. Kylie McMillian led all scorers on Friday night with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and two steals. She wasn't the only Bulldogs in double figures as Amiah Ellis finished the night with 10 points, four rebounds, and a steal. Natalie Trudell also had a big game for the Bulldogs as she recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Chesnee was led in scoring by Olivia Tolleson who scored 12 points with four rebounds and two steals. She was joined in double figures by Pearl Holloway who ended the game with a double-double recording 11 points, 15 rebounds, and two steals. Boiling Springs will return to action on Tuesday when they host Union County while Chesnee will return to action on Monday at Woodruff. Comments are closed.
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