Basketball Recap: Saluda Skates Past Ninety Six with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/25/25 @ Ninety Six	36
12/06/24 @ Swansea	35
12/30/24 vs Ware Shoals	34
12/18/24 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta	31
12/02/24 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta	25

It was a proper cat-fight when Saluda challenged Ninety Six on Saturday. The Saluda Tigers breezed by the Ninety Six Wildcats to the tune of 68-32. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 24 points or more this season.

Ninety Six's loss came despite strong showings from Jaquarius Dunlap and Jamarious Dunlap. Jaquarius posted 11 points and three steals, while Jamarious scored six points and three steals. Jamarious is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played.

Saluda's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Ninety Six, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Saluda has already played their next matchup, a 56-55 victory against Batesburg-Leesville on the 28th. As for Ninety Six, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-44 defeat against Strom Thurmond on the 28th.