Aynor hasn't had much luck against Loris recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Aynor Blue Jackets will look to defend their home court against the Loris Lions at 7:30 p.m. Aynor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Aynor lost to Waccamaw at home by a 71-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Warriors are ranked 106th).
| 01/17/25 vs Waccamaw | 18 |
| 01/26/24 @ Manning | 16 |
| 02/02/24 vs Waccamaw | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ Pee Dee Academy | 15 |
| 11/25/24 vs Antioch Christian Academy | 14 |
Aynor's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Robinson Mendez, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points and seven boards, and Lucas Kamp, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Mendez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamarion Mitchell, who posted two points and seven assists.
Meanwhile, Loris unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Marion by a score of 69-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Aynor will have to contain NIGEL MILLER as he made an impact in Loris' last game. He went 8 for 16 on his way to 23 points and three steals. MILLER has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was JACOBIEN LEWIS, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.
Even though they lost, Loris smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Aynor's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Loris, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Aynor came up short against Loris in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 53-40. Can Aynor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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