Blythewood Bengals (Blythewood, SC) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting West Florence Knights (Florence, SC), 40-31 in a league match.

With the victory, Blythewood upgrades its record to 7-3 on the year. The Bengals host Sumter (Sumter, SC) to face the Gamecocks in a match on Monday, January 13. The Gamecocks enter the match with a record of 4-2. Sumter won 45-29 in their recent non-league match against West Florence (Florence, SC)

The Knights now sport a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ridge View for a non-league match on Monday, January 13. West Florence will face a Blazers squad coming off a 36-34 non-league loss to Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff, SC). The Blazers record now stands at 1-2.