Marlboro County entered their game against Dillon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Marlboro County Bulldogs fell just short of the Dillon Wildcats by a score of 59-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since January 5, 2024.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justin Purvis, who posted nine points in addition to five assists and four steals. Tre Blakeney was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 10 points and six boards.
Bulldogs
| 02/06/24 @ Lake City | 17 |
| 12/09/23 @ Scotland | 16 |
| 12/30/23 @ Andrew Jackson | 16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Dillon | 15 |
| 12/29/23 vs Columbia | 15 |
Even though they lost, Marlboro County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Leading Dillon to victory were Zamaurious Robertson and Jamarion Fling. Robertson earned 21 points and three steals, while Fling put up 16 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That's the most boards Fling has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jazier Walker, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Marlboro County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Dillon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Marlboro County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 73-56 victory against Lee Central on the 18th. Dillon has also already played their next game (against Loris), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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