The Whale Branch girls held on for a hard-fought 36-30 win at Ridgeland-Hardeeville on Friday despite leading scorer Kynew Barnwell missing the second half with an ankle injury.
Barnwell scored 11 points in the first half before injuring her ankle, and Zhani Thompson scored nine of her 11 in the second half to lead the Warriors.
Whale Branch led 22-9 at halftime, but the Jaguars clawed within nine by the end of the third quarter and made it close down the stretch.
Shyneed Swinton scored nine points to lead the Jaguars.
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Whale Branch (6-2) hosts Battery Creek at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
RHHS (0-9) plays in the B-Town Classic at Bluffton starting Jan. 2.