Marion won the last time they faced East Clarendon and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Marion Swamp Foxes breezed past the East Clarendon Wolverines to the tune of 71-39. Given the Swamp Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Wolverines are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marion's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charles White Jr led the charge by putting up 14 points and four steals. White Jr has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Irenaeus Gurley, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 14 points and seven rebounds.
Swamp Foxes
| 02/11/25 @ East Clarendon | 17 |
| 02/08/25 @ Mullins | 8 |
| 02/07/25 @ Manning | 6 |
| 02/04/25 vs Lake City | 6 |
| 01/20/25 vs Loris | 15 |
| + 16 more games |
Marion was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Marion's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for East Clarendon, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Looking ahead, Marion will square off against Lake City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season. As for East Clarendon, they will face off against Manning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manning also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.2 points per game.
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