Laurens has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Greer Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Laurens suffered their biggest loss since November 20, 2023 on Tuesday. Their rough 57-34 defeat to Wade Hampton might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Laurens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Wade Hampton is ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Greer earned a 48-37 win over Eastside on Friday.
Laurens' loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 7-10. As for Greer, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8.
Laurens took a serious blow against Greer in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 69-40. Can Laurens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
