The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes will square off against the Lexington Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Dutch Fork sitting on three straight wins and Lexington on five.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Dutch Fork beat White Knoll 47-42. Given the Silver Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Timberwolves are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lexington's strategy against Chapin on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lexington blew Chapin out of the water with a 68-37 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Dutch Fork, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Dutch Fork took their win against Lexington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 64-43. Will Dutch Fork repeat their success, or does Lexington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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