Southside lost against Laurens on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southside Tigers fell 59-47 to the Laurens Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Raiders are ranked 34th).
Laurens found their leader in sophomore Q Quinton Watts, who posted 26 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. With that strong performance, Watts is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Dondrevious Martin, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to eight assists and five steals.
Southside has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Laurens, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southside will head out to face off against Emerald at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Emerald has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Laurens, they will be playing at home against Wren at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wren knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 contests -- so hopefully Laurens likes a good challenge.
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