Marlboro County is 2-8 against Crestwood since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Marlboro County Bulldogs will jump right back in to play the Crestwood Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Marlboro County sitting on eight straight wins and Crestwood on nine.
Marlboro County saw some tournament action on Friday. They strolled past Wilson with points to spare, taking the game 47-33.
Ralphier Monroe
| 12/27/24 vs Wilson | 20 |
| 12/04/24 vs Chesterfield | 19 |
| 01/30/24 vs Lakewood | 17 |
| 01/22/24 @ Darlington | 16 |
| 11/20/23 vs Mullins | 15 |
Ralphier Monroe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 of 20 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Blakeney, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Crestwood earned a 61-48 victory over Lower Richland last Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Diamond Hornets are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crestwood's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Marlboro County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Things could have been worse for Marlboro County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-37 loss to Crestwood when the teams last played back in January. Can Marlboro County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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