After four games on the road, Darlington is heading back home. They will take on the Camden Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Darlington walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 win over the Knights on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Darlington has posted since December 29, 2023.
Meanwhile, Camden entered their tilt with Lower Richland with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Camden took down Lower Richland 47-28 on Thursday. Given Camden's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Lower Richland is ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darlington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-9. As for Camden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season.
Darlington lost to Camden at home by a decisive 62-44 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Camden's Joyce Edwards, who almost dropped a triple-double on 32 points, 13 rebounds, and nine blocks. Now that Darlington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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