Emerald hasn't had much luck against Greenwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Emerald Vikings will head out to face off against the Greenwood Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Emerald fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Crescent on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tigers 53-49.
Meanwhile, Greenwood waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Warriors 69-41. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Warriors are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greenwood pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Emerald, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Emerald was taken down by Greenwood 60-30 in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Emerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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