Pioneers Soar Past Flying Fleet

SPARTANBURG, SC - The SMC Pioneers opened Thursday night against the Erskine Flying Fleet's JV team with a nine to zero run and led the entire game. 

For the second game in a row, the Pioneer bench was called upon to carry the load. 

CJ Gleaton (Pendleton) and DJ Brown(Wren) were still sidelined with injuries and were unable to play.   

Tim Budd(Fort Dorchester) led the Pioneers in the first half with 12 points and had a 30-16 lead at the break.

The Pioneers stretched the lead to 19 points midway through the second-half and crusied to a 61-43 win.

DJ Glover(Calhoun County) and Desmond Haygood(Lake City) contributed 13 and 11 points respectively.

The Pioneers(14-6) play again on the road at Denmark Tech next Thursday and hope to have some starters back in the line up.

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.
 
For more information please contact athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237