Clinton was the 58-47 winner over Laurens when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Clinton Red Devils fell 69-57 to the Laurens Raiders on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Raiders are ranked 24th).
| 01/15/25 vs Laurens | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Columbia | 22 |
| 01/06/25 vs Walhalla | 17 |
| 01/04/25 vs High Point Academy | 21 |
| 12/28/24 vs Concord Christian | 15 |
Defeat or not, Clinton got some senior leadership from Devin Swindler and Tushawan Richardson. Swindler went 8 for 13 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Richardson went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points and three steals. The matchup was Richardson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyterian Smith, who posted eight points.
It was another big night for Tyj Narrius Jones, who went 11 of 19 en route to 25 points along with six steals and five rebounds for Laurens. William Thompson was another key player, going 7 for 10 on his way to 14 points and eight boards.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Laurens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5.
Clinton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-50 victory against Chester on the 17th. Laurens has also already played their next game, a 67-50 win against Emerald on the 17th.
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