If Fountain Inn was feeling good fresh off their 63-38 takedown of Emerald last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fountain Inn Fury took a hard 59-44 fall against the Laurens Raiders on Wednesday. The Fury were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 60-58.
Fountain Inn lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Marlon Lewis, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds. EJ Lundy was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Laurens' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DJ Dondrevious Martin, who scored ten points along with seven assists and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Tyj Narrius Jones, who went 6 of 12 to rack up 14 points and three steals.
Fountain Inn's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Laurens, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-7.
Fountain Inn wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-42 win against Southside on the 7th. As for Laurens, they have also already played their next contest, an 81-51 victory against Emerald on the 7th.
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