Basketball Recap: Greenwood Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Greenwood came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 71-60 win over the Easley Green Wave. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Greenwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah Brooks led the charge by going 10 of 20 en route to 28 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Brooks a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Cj Terrell, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Greenwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Rj Stack and Ethan Crews certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Stack dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Crews posted 21 points. Crews' evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Campbell, who had 12 points.

Greenwood's record is now 10-3. As for Easley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season.

Greenwood and Easley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. Greenwood (ranked 55th) will meet Greenville (ranked seventh) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Easley (ranked 98th) will meet Mauldin (ranked 34th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.