After two games on the road, Waccamaw is heading back home. They will take on the Georgetown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Waccamaw came up short against Manning and fell 58-48. Waccamaw has not had much luck with Manning recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Dutch Kerns, who scored 12 points along with two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyrese Haynes, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Georgetown suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 75-43 loss at the hands of Dillon. Georgetown was down 57-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Georgetown saw an underclassman step up: Trenton Parker scored 13 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ean Mitchell, who scored eight points.
Waccamaw dropped their record down to 5-14 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Georgetown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Waccamaw have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Georgetown, though, as they've been averaging only 11.4 rebounds per game. Given Waccamaw's sizeable advantage in that area, Georgetown will need to find a way to close that gap.
Waccamaw ended up a good deal behind Georgetown in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 62-44. Will Waccamaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
