The Laurens Raiders will head out to face off against the Southside Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Laurens fought the good fight in their overtime match against Fountain Inn on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fury by a score of 60-58. It was the first time this season that the Raiders let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Southside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Westside and fell 59-26. 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 223rd, while the Rams are ranked 15th).
Laurens' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Southside, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went Laurens' way against Southside when the teams last played on January 7th, as Laurens made off with a 70-49 victory. In that contest, Laurens amassed a halftime lead of 41-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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