Two dominant guards in Justin Purvis and Amos Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Marlboro County Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Georgetown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Marlboro County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Aynor with a sharp 67-44 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Blue Jackets are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ralphier Monroe
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Ralphier Monroe was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 11 en route to 16 points and four steals. Those four steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Johnson, who posted 12 points.
Marlboro County was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Georgetown hadn't done well against Waccamaw recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Georgetown came out on top against Waccamaw by a score of 56-47. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three contests in a row.
Marlboro County better keep an eye on Jones. He was instrumental in Georgetown's win, putting up 17 points along with eight boards and six assists. Ahmir M was another key player, posting eight points and four steals.
Marlboro County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Georgetown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
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