Basketball Recap: Semaj Parker Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Darlington

South Florence hadn't done well against Darlington recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The South Florence Bruins walked away with a 40-30 win over the Darlington Falcons. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Falcons are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

South Florence got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Semaj Parker out in front who posted eight points. Those eight points gave Parker a new career-high. Jarius Davis was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.

South Florence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Darlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

South Florence didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-41 win against Lakewood on the 4th. As for Darlington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th. Darlington is facing Hartsville at the right time seeing as Hartsville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.