Two dominant guards in Amos Jones and Justin Purvis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Georgetown Bulldogs will welcome the Marlboro County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marlboro County is hoping to do what Waccamaw couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Georgetown's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Georgetown walked away with a 56-47 victory over Waccamaw.
Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 17 points along with eight boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahmir M, who posted eight points and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marlboro County, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 67-44 margin over Aynor on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Blue Jackets are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Georgetown better keep an eye on Ralphier Monroe. He was instrumental in Marlboro County's win, going 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Monroe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Johnson, who put up 12 points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Marlboro County was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Marlboro County's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Georgetown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
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