The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets entered their tilt with the Marvin Ridge Mavericks with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Fort Mill took down Marvin Ridge 65-51 on Wednesday. That's another feather in the cap for Fort Mill, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Fort Mill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christian McCain, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. AJ Washington was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Marvin Ridge still got an impressive performance from Brady Dunn, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Josh Clark, who scored eight points along with five assists and two steals.
Fort Mill's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Marvin Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Mill will take on Lancaster at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (Lancaster is ranked 21st, while Fort Mill is ranked 23rd). As for Marvin Ridge, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Porter Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Porter Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday.
