Basketball Preview: Marlboro County Bulldogs vs. Cheraw Braves
Marlboro County is 10-0 against Cheraw since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marlboro County Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Cheraw Braves at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marlboro County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over Chesterfield.
Marlboro County had a senior duo take command as Ralphier Monroe went 6 for 15 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and Justin Purvis scored eight points plus six rebounds and six steals. Will Jeffcoat was another key player, posting 13 points.
Meanwhile, Cheraw strolled past Latta with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 70-55. The Braves pushed the score to 51-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Cheraw found their leader in sophomore Elijah McClain, who went 10 for 13 en route to 26 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave McClain a new career-high in field goal percentage (77%). Another player making a difference was De'Shaun Drake, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus four steals.
Cheraw was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Latta only posted ten.
Everything came up roses for Marlboro County against Cheraw when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 65-31 victory. Will Marlboro County repeat their success, or does Cheraw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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