Basketball Recap: Marlboro County Gets the Win

Ralphier Monroe

Points (Career)

01/18/25 vs Lee Central	26
12/27/24 vs Wilson	20
12/04/24 vs Chesterfield	19
01/30/24 vs Lakewood	17
01/22/24 @ Darlington	16

Marlboro County won the last time they faced Lee Central, and Ralphier Monroe did his part to make sure it happened again. The Marlboro County Bulldogs enjoyed a cozy 73-56 win over the Lee Central Stallions on Saturday thanks in part to Monroe, who posted 26 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Lee Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaquarius Davis, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points and five boards. Jamisen Wilds was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Marlboro County's record is now 10-5. As for Lee Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.

Marlboro County will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Aynor at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Aynor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Lee Central will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Riverwalk Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 28th. Lee Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.