Greenville has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Laurens Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 721 points over their last 11 games.
Greenville suffered their closest loss yet this season last Saturday. They fell just short of Greer by a score of 59-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Thursday (56), Greenville still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Laurens' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greenwood. While losing is never fun, Laurens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Greenwood is ranked 38th).
Greenville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Everything came up roses for Greenville against Laurens when the teams last played back in February of 2022 as the team secured a 73-41 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Laurens' Tyquavis Johnson, who scored 19 points along with four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Greenville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
