Two dominant centers in Maurion Gordon and Michael Jordan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will head out on the road to take on the North Charleston Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Orangeburg-Wilkinson rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 51-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orangeburg-Wilkinson.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gordon led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Jacques, who scored nine points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, North Charleston came tearing into Tuesday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Manning, posting a 74-46 victory at home. North Charleston has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for North Charleston, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
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