Emerald hasn't had much luck against Wren recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Emerald Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wren Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m.
Emerald is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Laurens on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Emerald took a blow against Laurens, falling 81-51. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Raiders are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Wren waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 69-64 W against the Rams.
This is the second loss in a row for Emerald and nudges their season record down to 7-15. As for Wren, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
Emerald was dealt a bruising 91-57 loss at the hands of Wren in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wren's Abijah Franklin, who went 19 for 25 to rack up 46 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Now that Emerald knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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