The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will take on the Darlington Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lower Richland will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Lower Richland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Gilbert for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-27 victory. The Diamond Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 21 points or more this season.
Lower Richland relied on the efforts of Chi'Nya Isaac, who went 9-for-11 en route to 21 points along with seven assists and three steals, and Jhnai Sumter, who went 7-for-10 on her way to 15 points in addition to five boards and five steals. What's more, Isaac also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Taelor Hiller-Johnson, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 10 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Lower Richland was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Darlington had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 52-40 win over South Florence on Tuesday.
Lower Richland's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Darlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Lower Richland strolled past Darlington in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 53-35. Will Lower Richland repeat their success, or does Darlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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