Basketball Recap: Orangeburg Prep Comes Up Short

Orangeburg Prep was the 75-57 winner over Florence Christian when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Orangeburg Prep Indians were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 70-69 to the Florence Christian Eagles. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tilden Riley, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. Riley's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Walt Mims, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.

Even though they lost, Orangeburg Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Florence Christian was led to victory by Taylor Greene and Sullivan Hardy. Greene went 13 of 18 on his way to 33 points and three steals, while Hardy went 6 of 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Greene a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Minton, who posted six points and five steals.

Orangeburg Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Florence Christian, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Orangeburg Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 69-40 win against Ragin Prep Christian Academy on the 14th. As for Florence Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-31 defeat against Laurence Manning Academy on the 14th.