The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will be home for the holidays to greet the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Aiken ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over Strom Thurmond. The win made it back-to-back wins for Aiken.
Even though Dutch Fork has not done well against Irmo recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Dutch Fork secured a 48-43 W over Irmo. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but Dutch Fork was the better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Bryson Taylor, who scored 27 points. Those 27 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Bogan, who scored six points along with ten rebounds.
Aiken's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Dutch Fork, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Aiken came up short against Dutch Fork in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 64-56. Will Aiken have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
