The Southside Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Laurens Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside will be strutting in after a win while Laurens will be coming in after a defeat.
Southside's tournament run continued when they took on Greer two weeks ago. It was close, but Southside ultimately received the gift of a 42-39 victory from a begrudging Tigers squad. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Laurens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 31-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Dorchester. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Southside will have to contain Zoe Young as she made an impact in Laurens' last game. She dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Young has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 14 times she's played. Keyorie Yeargin was another key player, putting up three points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Laurens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The win made it two in a row for Southside and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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