East Clarendon managed to keep up with Marion until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The East Clarendon Wolverines lost 49-29 to the Marion Swamp Foxes. The Wolverines' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row.
East Clarendon lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cherish Cochran, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Jasmyne Lloyd, who earned seven points.
Marion was led to victory by Jaeda Davis and Maliyah Williams. Davis scored 18 points and four steals, while Williams had 14 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least a third of Marion's points. Kristin Shaw was another key player, putting up seven points and ten boards.
East Clarendon's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Marion, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
East Clarendon will face off against Lake City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake City will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something East Clarendon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Marion, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 49-41 victory against Hartsville on the 18th.
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