The Laurens Raiders will face off against the Fountain Inn Fury at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Laurens sitting on three straight victories and Fountain Inn on five.
If Fountain Inn heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Laurens took over last week. Laurens secured a 43-38 W over White Knoll on Saturday.
| 01/18/25 @ White Knoll | 13 |
| 01/17/25 @ Emerald | 10 |
| 01/15/25 @ Clinton | 12 |
| 01/14/25 vs Westside | 14 |
| 01/09/25 @ Wren | 14 |
Zoe Young and Nyri Allen were among the main playmakers for Laurens as the former dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds and the latter posted 16 points along with six boards and three steals. Young is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyorie Yeargin, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fountain Inn). They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 74-42 win over Aiken. The Fury have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Laurens better keep an eye on Zipora Sullivan. She was instrumental in Fountain Inn's win, going 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points and five steals. That's the most points Sullivan has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tori Bell, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points and six boards.
Fountain Inn was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Laurens pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fountain Inn, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Laurens lost to Fountain Inn at home by a decisive 61-44 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Laurens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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