Basketball Recap: Sumter Comes Up Short

Sumter lost against Blythewood back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sumter Gamecocks took a 53-34 bruising from the Blythewood Bengals. The contest marked the Gamecocks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Araina Ross

Points

02/07/25 @ Blythewood	18
02/05/25 vs Spring Valley	20
01/31/25 vs West Florence	16
01/28/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin	19

Despite the defeat, Sumter saw an underclassman step up: freshman Araina Ross dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. The game was Ross' fourth in a row with at least 16 points.

Chase Thomas continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blythewood, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Thomas has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 20 times she's played. India Williams was another key player, going 5-for-12 to rack up 13 points and three steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Sumter and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Blythewood, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 23-1.

Coincidentally, Sumter and Blythewood will both be playing Ridge View the next time they take the court. Blythewood will host Ridge View at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Sumter will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.