The Edisto Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Barnwell Warhorses at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Edisto is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Edisto posted their closest victory yet this season on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Woodland 36-34.
Edisto found their leader in underclassman Ashante Johnson, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was De'myah Simmons, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Barnwell's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 57-23 loss at the hands of Hampton County. While losing is never fun, Barnwell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Hampton County is ranked 132nd).
Despite the loss, Barnwell saw an underclassman step up: Kaylen Mayes scored 15 points. That was a full 65.2% of Barnwell's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Edisto's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Barnwell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Edisto beat Barnwell 47-34 in their previous meeting on January 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edisto since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
