Silver Bluff played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 67-38 loss at the hands of the Keenan Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Raiders are ranked 37th).
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zean Dicks, who posted seven points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Williams, who put up eight points and 12 boards.
Brian Sumpter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Keenan, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Sumpter has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 16 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antoine Caughman Jr, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 13 points and four blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Silver Bluff and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Keenan, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
Silver Bluff will square off against Swansea at 2:30 p.m. on January 25th. As for Keenan, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-61 win against Crestwood on the 20th.
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