Polk County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 81-60 to the Berea Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 518th in North Carolina, while the Bulldogs are ranked 169th in South Carolina).
Polk County's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Berea, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Polk County and Pickens will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Polk County is facing Pickens at the right time seeing as Pickens is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Berea, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against North Henderson at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Berea has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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