The Strom Thurmond Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Greer Middle College Blazers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Strom Thurmond had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 50-43 win over Eau Claire on Tuesday.
Strom Thurmond can attribute much of their success to Quan Edmond, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds, and Roosevelt Walker, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Edmond hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Daley Hitt, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Greer Middle College had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past Saluda 73-31 at home. Given Greer Middle College's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Saluda is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Strom Thurmond is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Greer Middle College, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5.
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