Bamberg-Ehrhardt unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edisto Cougars. The matchup was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Red Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bill Breeland, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Cann, who posted eight points and three steals.
Edisto's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bamberg-Ehrhardt will challenge Silver Bluff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Edisto, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Edisto Cougars challenge the Allendale-Fairfax Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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