The Marlboro County Bulldogs will take on the Scotland Fighting Scots in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Scotland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Marlboro County, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Marlboro County slipped by Hartsville 49-48.
Meanwhile, Scotland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 45-41 to Wilson. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 182nd in North Carolina, while the Tigers are ranked 15th in South Carolina).
Marlboro County's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Scotland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Marlboro County might still be hurting after the 65-41 loss they got from Scotland when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scotland's Alicia McClain, who dropped a triple-double on 19 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals. Now that Marlboro County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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