Basketball Game Preview: Conway Tigers vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins

The Conway Tigers and the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Conway will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

On Friday, Conway needed a bit of extra time to put away Socastee. They walked away with a 64-56 victory over the Braves. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Braves are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Orangeburg-Wilkinson entered their matchup against Oceanside Collegiate Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Orangeburg-Wilkinson was outmatched by Oceanside Collegiate Academy and fell 52-19. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Jordan McGahee was Orangeburg-Wilkinson's leading scorer, having posted five points. McGahee also led the team in rebounds with six. Keith Smith took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Conway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.

Conway beat Orangeburg-Wilkinson 61-51 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orangeburg-Wilkinson's Horaces Jacques, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Conway to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.