Sadly, the Marlboro County Bulldogs are still looking for their first win of the season after 14 games. They were dealt a 71-29 defeat at the hands of Crestwood on Friday. While losing is never fun, Marlboro County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Crestwood is ranked 68th).
Marlboro County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordyn Zimmerman, who scored eight points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Ivanna Davis, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Marlboro County struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Crestwood posted 14 assists.
Saniya Williams continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Crestwood, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least a third of Crestwood's points. Javiah Martin was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Marlboro County's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Crestwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marlboro County will take on Lakewood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Marlboro County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday. As for Crestwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Darlington at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crestwood will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Darlington surely won't give up without a fight.
