The Laurens Raiders will take on the Westside Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Laurens is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Wren just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a hard 76-59 fall against the Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Hurricanes are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, everything went Westside's way against Emerald on Tuesday as Westside made off with a 71-49 win. The Rams pushed the score to 56-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Westside's win came from a few key players Laurens will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keemaj Clinkscales, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 15 points and five steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kmajay Jenkins, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Westside and bumps their season record up to 13-2. As for Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Things could have been worse for Laurens, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-56 loss to Westside in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. Can Laurens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
