The Emerald Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Laurens Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerald has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 23.
Last Tuesday, Emerald lost to Fountain Inn at home by a 51-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Fury are ranked 42nd).
| 02/04/25 vs Fountain Inn | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Southside | 2 |
| 01/28/25 @ Westside | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Emerald saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jurnee Williams almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Williams has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Ketorey Brown was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Laurens came up short against Fountain Inn on Wednesday and fell 51-39. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Fury recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Emerald's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Emerald came up short against Laurens in their previous matchup back in January, falling 49-39. Can Emerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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