The Fort Dorchester Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Berkeley Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fort Dorchester had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Timberland on Wednesday. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 71-47 margin over the Wolves. The Patriots pushed the score to 58-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.

Maricious Dawson
| 12/03/25 @ Timberland | 9 |
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| 01/04/25 @ Woodland | 6 |
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Tyquez Jenkins and Maricious Dawson were among the main playmakers for Fort Dorchester as the former dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards and the latter almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Those nine rebounds gave Dawson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of DeOndre Haynes, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Berkeley against Socastee on Wednesday as the squad secured an 80-32 victory.
Fort Dorchester's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Berkeley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Fort Dorchester came up short against Berkeley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 45-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Stags' Damien Kinloch, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards. Now that the Patriots know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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