Basketball Recap: Darlington Skates Past Lamar with Ease

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

12/11/24 vs Lamar	56-17
12/10/24 @ Central	55-51
12/07/24 vs West Florence	44-24
12/04/24 @ Lamar	72-30
12/03/24 vs Marlboro County	47-37

Darlington waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lamar Silver Foxes 56-17. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.

Lamar's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of JiQuavis Durant, who posted three points, and Kamil McCoy, who had four points.

Darlington pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Lamar, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Darlington won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lee Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Darlington is facing Lee Central at the right time seeing as Lee Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lamar, they will take on Lewisville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.