The Travelers Rest Devildogs will face off against the Daniel Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Travelers Rest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Daniel likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Travelers Rest was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-55 to Greer. While losing is never fun, the Devildogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Daniel duked it out withSeneca on Thursday. Daniel took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seneca.
Travelers Rest will need focus on slowing down Will Swann, one of several Daniel players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points and three steals. Tristyn Carrington was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 16 points and four steals.
Daniel's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Travelers Rest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Travelers Rest was taken down by Daniel 88-58 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carrington, who went 11 of 17 en route to 27 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Now that Travelers Rest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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