Basketball Game Preview: Westwood Redhawks vs. Lugoff-Elgin Demons

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	57-48 W
01/30/24 - Away	69-50 W
01/16/24 - Home	74-37 W
01/31/23 - Home	60-20 W
01/10/23 - Away	60-27 W
+ 5 more games

Westwood is 10-0 against Lugoff-Elgin since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Westwood Redhawks will welcome the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Westwood and nine for Lugoff-Elgin.

Last Tuesday, Westwood ended up a good deal behind Spring Valley and lost 64-48. The Redhawks were down 55-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Despite the loss, Westwood had strong showings from Aneya Britt, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, and Amari Alexander, who posted nine points. That was a full 45.8% of Westwood's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Even though they lost, Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Lugoff-Elgin played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 75-20 defeat at the hands of Ridge View. The Demons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-11.

Lugoff-Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.

Westwood beat Lugoff-Elgin 57-48 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Westwood repeat their success, or does Lugoff-Elgin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.