Emerald played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Greenwood Eagles, falling 67-46. The Vikings were down 55-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Emerald saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rykevius Logan went 7 for 9 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarquis Hopkins, who posted four points.
Emerald has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Greenwood, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Emerald didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 46-40 loss against Clinton on the 17th. As for Greenwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-54 defeat against Laurens on the 16th.
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