Basketball Recap: Swansea Tigers vs. Emerald Vikings
Swansea was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 25th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Emerald Vikings.
Despite the defeat, Swansea saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zyshawn Jamison scored 32 points. Donnell Goodwin was another key player, earning 11 points.
Damarquis Hopkins had a dynamite game for Emerald, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hopkins a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Rykevius Logan, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus six rebounds.
Swansea's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Emerald, the win snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Swansea will host Fairfield Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Emerald has already played their next game (against Swansea), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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