Silver Bluff suffered their biggest defeat since December 6, 2023 on Friday. They lost 55-34 to the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Bruins are ranked 19th).
Despite the loss, Silver Bluff had strong showings from Lance Hieke Jr., who posted nine points, and Alandis (Buck) Smith, who put up four points.
Jordan McGahee had an outrageously good game for Orangeburg-Wilkinson as he went 7 of 10 on his way to 15 points along with six boards and five blocks. Those five blocks gave McGahee a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of James Ross, who had six points.
Silver Bluff has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Silver Bluff didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-44 victory against Ridgeland on the 28th. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-47 win against North on the 28th.
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