Irmo and the Falcons are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Irmo Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the A.C. Flora Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Irmo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Irmo was the victim of a tough 72-52 defeat at the hands of the Blazers. While losing is never fun, Irmo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Blazers are ranked first).
Donovan Murph put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 23 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Brand, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Richland Northeast as A.C. Flora made off with a 57-37 victory.
Irmo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for A.C. Flora, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Irmo ended up a good deal behind the Falcons in their previous matchup back in January, losing 71-55. Can Irmo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
