The Abbeville Panthers lost against the Newberry Bulldogs back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Abbeville lost to Newberry at home by a decisive 64-49 margin.
Despite the loss, Abbeville saw an underclassman step up: Darius Riley scored 23 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Riley has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakwon Elmore, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Abbeville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Newberry, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
Abbeville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 89-79 win vs. Silver Bluff on the 13th. Newberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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