The Darlington Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Darlington has six straight wins, Lower Richland has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Darlington beat Lee Central 46-41.
Meanwhile, Lower Richland lost to Lugoff-Elgin on the road by a 59-42 margin on Tuesday. The Diamond Hornets were down 41-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Darlington's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Lower Richland, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Darlington skirted past Lower Richland 38-35 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Darlington repeat their success, or does Lower Richland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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