Saluda proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 34) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the McCormick Chiefs 50-48. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Chiefs two weeks ago, they had to take a 55-47 loss.
McCormick lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Williams, who went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daruis Houston, who posted 14 points along with four steals and three blocks.
Saluda's record now sits at 8-3. As for McCormick, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.
Saluda will challenge American Leadership Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saluda is facing American Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as American Leadership Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. McCormick has already played their next contest, a 76-68 victory against Thornwell on the 9th.
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