The USC Salkehatchie men's basketball team was on top Region X when their road-trip to North Carolina started. However, after two nights the Indians find themselves in a fight to stay near the top of Region X.
The Indians fell on Friday night to Cape Fear 70-55 and after taking a short trip up the road to Brunswick Community College today, the results we almost the same.
The final score of today's match-up was Brunswick Community College 68, USC Salkehatchie 66.
USC Head coach Travis Garrett must be glad to get back to the friendly confines of his home court on Monday night, they will host Region X opponent Guilford Technical College at 7 pm.
Earlier this season, the Indians defeated Guilford Technical College in Jamestown, North Carolina.
In that contest, the Indians lead at the half, 38-37. In the second half, the Indians allowed Guilford Tech to go on a 6-0 lead and take their first lead of the game, 43-38.
It was at that point 6'8 243 lb sophomore, Larry Cox took over for the Indians with 16-points to close out the Indians victory.
The final score in the game was USC Salkehatchie 88, Guilford Technical College 78.
USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garett said of this upcoming match-up, "When you are able to defeat a team on their home court, they are going to come out fired up to upset you at your place. I am really uneasy going into this game having lost two this weekend. I know we are capable of beating anyone, but it really depends which Indians team shows up. I expect they will be ready and the question will be as always, will we?"
Again, Monday's game will be at USC Salkehatchie in Walterboro, South Carolina and tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm.
