The Laurens Raiders will take on the Wren Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Laurens earned a 59-47 victory over Southside. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wren unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 63-55 to Fountain Inn. The match marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Laurens' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Wren, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 17-4.
Laurens ended up a good deal behind Wren in their previous matchup on January 9th, losing 76-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wren's Abijah Franklin, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Laurens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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