Marlboro County was the 47-31 winner over Dillon when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Marlboro County Bulldogs were dealt a 79-45 loss at the hands of the Dillon Wildcats on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered against the Wildcats since December 15, 2015.
Marlboro County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Iyanna Boatwright, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Boatwright has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Serenity Bethea was another key player, putting up eight points.
Even though they lost, Marlboro County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Leading Dillon to victory were Treasure Davis and Khwnylahi Mckinnon. Davis went 13 for 19 on her way to 29 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Mckinnon went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Mckinnon a new career-high in assists. Mariah Campbell also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Bulldogs
| 01/17/25 vs Dillon | 45-79 |
| 01/14/25 @ Georgetown | 48-34 |
| 01/09/25 vs Aynor | 41-26 |
| 12/28/24 vs Chambers | 45-42 |
| 12/27/24 @ Andrew Jackson | 34-94 |
The loss snapped Marlboro County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-9 record. As for Dillon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marlboro County will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Aynor at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. Dillon will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Loris at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. Dillon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
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