The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets entered their tilt with the Swansea Tigers with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Lower Richland took their matchup at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 65-24 victory over Swansea. Lower Richland has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Despite the defeat, Swansea saw an underclassman step up: Zyshawn Jamison scored 11 points.
Lower Richland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Swansea, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Lower Richland will head out on the road to square off against Orangeburg-Wilkinson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Orangeburg-Wilkinson is on a six-game streak of home wins, Lower Richland a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Swansea will take on Brookland-Cayce at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Brookland-Cayce presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Swansea in South Carolina (Brookland-Cayce is ranked 119th, while Swansea is ranked 302nd).
