Cheraw was the 61-43 winner over Georgetown when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Cheraw Braves were beaten by the Georgetown Bulldogs 80-41 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 64th).
01/20/25 vs Georgetown | 10 |
12/20/24 vs Buford | 9 |
01/07/25 @ North Central | 7 |
12/17/24 @ York Prep | 5 |
12/28/24 vs Albemarle | 4 |
Cheraw's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Elijah McClain, who posted 11 points, and DeMan Ellerbe, who earned ten points. The dominant performance gave Ellerbe a new career-high in points.
Amos Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Georgetown, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. Jari Ford was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Cheraw's record now sits at 7-9. As for Georgetown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cheraw will square off against York Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Georgetown, they will face off against Dillon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dillon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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