Two dominant guards in Maricious Dawson and Gavin Ward are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fort Dorchester Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the James Island Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fort Dorchester is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Ashley on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Dorchester came up short against West Ashley, falling 72-49. The Patriots were down 52-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, James Island had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They snuck past the Green Wave with a 51-46 win.
James Island pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fort Dorchester, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Fort Dorchester came up short against James Island in their previous meeting back in January, falling 48-43. Can Fort Dorchester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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