FLORENCE — For the second time this season, the Maranatha Christian boys basketball team had a strong start against Scotland Christian.
The Bulldogs led the Saints 20-15 after the first quarter on Thursday. But the Saints quickly responded, outscoring the Bulldogs 43-24 over the next two periods and holding off Maranatha for a 69-57 win.
The Saints (10-3) won their second straight game.
Scotland Christian’s Rodney Locklear had one of his most productive games of the season. The junior posted a team-high 21 points to go along with six steals, five assists and four rebounds. Junior Brodie Clark finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Freshman Ronnie Pittman posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Micah Dean added eight rebounds for the Saints.
With the win, Scotland Christian completed a two-game regular-season sweep of Maranatha. The Saints defeated the Bulldogs 55-52 in Laurinburg in December.
SCA girls fall to Bulldogs
The Scotland Christian girls basketball team held an early lead over Maranatha on Thursday, but a scoreless second quarter proved costly in the Lady Saints’ 27-22 loss to the Bulldogs.
Maranatha outscored Scotland Christian 4-0 in the second quarter, after the Lady Saints took an 8-5 lead at the end of the first period. The Lady Saints (1-6) stayed within striking distance for most of the second half, but Maranatha was able to maintain its lead.
Senior Reagon Cheek led Scotland Christian with a double-double of eight points and 13 rebounds . Lily Cartrette added four points and a team-high two assists for the Lady Saints. Rilee Sampson and Toni Farmer both had four rebounds. The Lady Saints got three steals apiece from Taylor Sims and McKinley Taylor.
