Basketball Recap: 11 Straight Home Wins for Orangeburg-Wilkinson

Orangeburg-Wilkinson had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They secured a 37-31 W over the Bethune-Bowman Mohawks. The 37-point effort marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keith Smith out in front who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Jamison, who posted seven points.

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Previous Games (Home)

12/30/24 vs Bethune-Bowman	37-31
12/28/24 vs North	72-47
12/17/24 vs Dreher	45-43
12/13/24 vs Lake Marion	68-20
12/09/24 vs Edisto	72-28
+ 6 more games

Orangeburg-Wilkinson's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Bethune-Bowman, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bethune-Bowman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.