The Lancaster Bruins will challenge the Camden Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lancaster has eight straight wins, Camden has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Lancaster beat South Pointe 59-50. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Stallions are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/14/25 @ South Pointe | 15 |
01/08/25 vs A.C. Flora | 20 |
01/06/25 @ Richland Northeast | 23 |
12/28/24 vs Cannon | 27 |
12/27/24 vs Independence | 17 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lancaster to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Watford, who went 5 of 6 en route to 15 points along with four steals and four blocks. The game was Watford's tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Columbus Parker, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Camden was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 57-56 to York. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 13-7 in the first quarter.
Camden's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Lancaster against Camden in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 95-68 win. Does Lancaster have another victory up their sleeve, or will Camden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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