In their first area game of the season, coach Woodie Jackson’s Francis Marion Rams sent a message with an 86-24 pummeling of West Blocton Tuesday night at home.

Maring led 18-4 after the first, 38-8 after the second a nd 72-16 after three.

“We did a decent job,” Jackson said. “We changed up defense a lot and everybody got a chance to play.”

Leading scorer for the Rams was Blaine Tindell with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists.

Freshman Elwood Hinkle added 14 points and 2 steals.

Kevin Curry had 11 points and 4 rebounds .

Devin Dunnican finished with a double-double.

He had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks

Courtney Sewell had nine points, 10 rebounds and a block

Dwayne Woods 9 points, 6 boards and 7 steals

“Defensively we did a fair job but couldn’t really tell much,” Jackson said. “When you play (that far ahead) you don’t get a chance to see everything that you’re doing.”

With the win, Marion improves to 1-0 in area play and 2-2 overall

Their next home game won’t be until Southside on the 21st.