It was a good run, but the Mullins Auctioneers unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 76-65 to Marion. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), Mullins still had to take the loss.
Mullins' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braden Hughes, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Deyon Ford, who scored 14 points along with five steals.
Marion's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gabriel Cusack, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Cusack has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Jamorius Wilson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Mullins' defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-7. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mullins will take on North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mullins focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday. As for Marion, they and Socastee will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Marion is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
