After flying high against Southside last Friday, Emerald came back down to earth. The Emerald Vikings came up short against the Fountain Inn Fury on Tuesday, falling 63-38. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fury this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-48 back in January.
Zaden Pettigrew
| 02/04/25 vs Fountain Inn | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Clinton | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ Greenwood | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Southside | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ Southside | 5 |
Despite the loss, Emerald still got an impressive performance from Zaden Pettigrew, who went 6-for-11 en route to 12 points. Those 12 points gave Pettigrew a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Emerald smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive matches.
Fountain Inn got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was EJ Lundy out in front who posted 20 points. Amaziah Austin was another key player, putting up ten points.
Emerald has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Fountain Inn, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Coincidentally, Emerald and Fountain Inn will both be playing Laurens the next time they take the court. Fountain Inn will host Laurens at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Emerald will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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