Basketball Game Preview: Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins vs. Bethune-Bowman Mohawks

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12/30/24 - Home	37-31 W
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Orangeburg-Wilkinson has gone 10-0 against Bethune-Bowman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will head out to square off against the Bethune-Bowman Mohawks at 7:30 p.m. Orangeburg-Wilkinson will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson's tournament run continued when they took on Bethune-Bowman on Monday. Orangeburg-Wilkinson snuck past Bethune-Bowman with a 37-31 win. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Mohawks are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orangeburg-Wilkinson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keith Smith, 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.

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.