Fountain Inn lost against Mauldin last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fountain Inn Fury took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mauldin Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Fury can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Mavericks are ranked 25th).
Despite the loss, Fountain Inn still got an impressive performance from Amaziah Austin, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaden McDowell, who posted ten points.
Nathan Wilbourne had a dynamite game for Mauldin, going 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Alverez Smith, who put up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Fountain Inn's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Mauldin, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Fountain Inn will challenge Pendleton at 4:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Mauldin, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-55 loss against North Augusta on the 27th.
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