The USC Salkehatchie Indians men's basketball team traveled to USC Sumter for the first time in modern basketball history to face the Fire Ants in a Region X game.
USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett knew it would be a task with the amount of fans that support the Fire Ants, "I told our guys to expect a large and loud crowd, they didn't disappoint. I love games like this, you find out what your team is made of."
To start the game, neither team seemed as though they wanted to take control. USC Salkehatchie lead 8-7 in the first three minutes. With 8:17 left in the first half, the Indians lead 27-16 before a USC Sumter time-out. Once they resumed play, the Indians went on a 13-0 run, in large part due to sophomore Randall Black's three-pointers. He would hit four in a row to help give the Indians a 40-16 late in the first half.
The Indians lead the Fire Ants at the half 47-27.
In the second half it was all Indians as they jumped out to a 24-point lead midway through the half.
"I was glad to see our guys come out ready to play tonight. I was looking for certain things both offensively and defensively and I saw them. I left some of the other guys get some playing time tonight because we have a long stretch ahead of us in the coming weeks," said Coach Garrett.
The Indians went on to earn an 87-70 victory over the Fire Ants. The Indians improve to 10-6 on the season and 1-0 in Region X play.
Leading the Indians~
Jimmy Givens 16
Quincy Washington 10
Randall Black 18 (hit 5, 3-pointers)
Montel Baines 9
Leading the Fire Ants~
Johnny Ellis 24
Kevin Bradshaw 19
Darrice Whitley 11
