Easley hasn't had much luck against Wren recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Easley Green Wave will take on the Wren Hurricanes in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. Easley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Wren likes a good challenge.
While Easley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Pickens with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 76-57. Given the Green Wave's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Blue Flame are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 11/28/23 @ Wren | 29 |
| 01/15/24 vs Fountain Inn | 28 |
| 12/13/24 @ Pickens | 24 |
| 12/14/23 vs Walhalla | 24 |
| 12/04/23 @ Wade Hampton | 23 |
Ethan Crews continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 18 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Stack, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
Easley was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pickens only racked up 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Wren came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 74-55 win over the Mustangs. The Hurricanes pushed the score to 63-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Wren pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Easley, their record is now 7-0.
Easley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 69-58 loss to Wren. Can Easley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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