The Laurens Raiders will square off against the Emerald Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Laurens came up short against Fountain Inn and fell 51-39. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Fury recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. The match between them and Fountain Inn didn't end well, with Emerald falling 51-37. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Fury are ranked 42nd).
Despite the loss, Emerald saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jurnee Williams almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Williams is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ketorey Brown, who posted seven points.
Laurens' defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Laurens beat Emerald 49-39 when the teams last played back in January. Will Laurens repeat their success, or does Emerald have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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