Basketball Game Preview: Crestwood Knights vs. South Florence Bruins

The Crestwood Knights will head out to take on the South Florence Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Saturday, Crestwood came up short against Woodmont and fell 44-34.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Saniya Williams, who posted 15 points and three steals. Her afternoon made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of London Vaughn, who earned 14 points and four steals.

Meanwhile, South Florence played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 58-31 loss at the hands of Lower Richland. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Diamond Hornets are ranked sixth).

Despite the defeat, South Florence saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harmony Bostick almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of South Florence's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Trevionne Hannah, who scored six points.

Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for South Florence, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-7.

Crestwood came up short against South Florence in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 44-40. Can Crestwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.