Basketball Preview: West Florence Knights vs. Wilson Tigers
West Florence is 2-8 against Wilson since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Florence Knights will head out to face off against the Wilson Tigers at 7:15 p.m. West Florence has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
West Florence is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Darlington on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Florence was beaten by Darlington 65-27. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Wilson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Marion as Wilson made off with a 62-36 victory. The Tigers pushed the score to 43-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Swamp Foxes had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Leanissa Swinton, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was LOGAN MURRAY, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Wilson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 30 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
West Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wilson, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
West Florence was dealt a bruising 71-24 loss at the hands of Wilson in their previous meeting on Tuesday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Florence was down 38-8.
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