Cheraw lost against Marlboro County last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cheraw Braves took a 68-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marlboro County Bulldogs.
| 12/13/24 vs Marlboro County | 23 |
| 12/03/24 vs Latta | 14 |
| 01/11/24 @ Chesterfield | 13 |
| 01/26/24 @ North Central | 13 |
| 12/12/23 vs York Prep | 12 |
Despite the loss, Cheraw had strong showings from De'Shaun Drake, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points along with six boards and three blocks, and Anthony Strong, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Drake a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah McClain, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marlboro County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Purvis, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Johnson, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 17 points.
Cheraw's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Marlboro County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Cheraw wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 85-70 loss against York Prep on the 17th. As for Marlboro County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-57 victory against Hartsville on the 17th.
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