Pioneers Fight Hard Against Caldwell Tech

In a tough fought battle the SMC Pioneers were not able to pull off the upset against the 25th ranked team in the nation.

The pioneers led Caldwell for the majority of the first half taking a 7 point lead into the break. Caldwell stormed back early in the second half and took the lead. From there the game went back and forth where we saw 4 ties and 8 lead changes. 

Down the stretch the Pioneers had a lead, but Caldwell made some critical plays to finish the game.

The Pioneers were led by 3 double digit scorers. JaJuan Nicholls led all scorers with 17 points followed by Khalon Hudson (16) and Tim Loud (12).

SMC will look to bounce back against Brunswick CC Saturday at 3pm in Bridges Arena.