The Marlboro County Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Lake City Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marlboro County will be strutting in after a victory while the Panthers will be coming in after a loss.
Marlboro County scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took down Camden 72-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Marlboro County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ivor Miles, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nori Adams, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lake City's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by Darlington on the road and fell 84-54. While losing is never fun, Lake City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Falcons are ranked 34th).
The losing side was boosted by Bryson Rose, who dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayne Edwards, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Marlboro County's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Lake City, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Marlboro County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the Panthers in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 34-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlboro County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
