The Waccamaw Warriors will take on the Georgetown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, everything came up roses for Waccamaw against Johnsonville as the squad secured a 72-37 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Flashes are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Georgetown was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Hanahan 76-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Waccamaw better keep an eye on Jari Ford. He was instrumental in Georgetown's win, putting up 21 points. That's the most points Ford has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Amos Jones, who posted 13 points along with seven assists and six boards.
Waccamaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Georgetown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Waccamaw and Georgetown were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but Waccamaw came up empty-handed after a 47-46 defeat. Can Waccamaw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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