The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Hanahan Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Orangeburg-Wilkinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Battery Creek: they outscored them in every quarter. Orangeburg-Wilkinson put the hurt on Battery Creek with a sharp 56-32 victory on Friday. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Dolphins are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 vs Battery Creek | 11 |
| 01/28/25 vs North Charleston | 11 |
| 01/18/25 vs Conway | 8 |
Jordan McGahee had a dynamite game for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. McGahee has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Bell, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Hanahan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt an 81-27 defeat at the hands of North Charleston. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hanahan's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Everything came up roses for Orangeburg-Wilkinson against Hanahan when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as the squad secured a 76-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orangeburg-Wilkinson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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