After flying high against Central two weeks ago, West Florence came back down to earth. The West Florence Knights received a blow on Friday as they fell 53-39 to the Lugoff-Elgin Demons.
West Florence lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gabreille Gunter, who went 8 for 20 on her way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Natylia Gregg, who posted four points and 14 rebounds.
Knights
| 12/05/23 vs Cardinal Newman | 32 |
| 12/20/23 vs Lakewood | 32 |
| 12/29/23 @ Cheraw | 29 |
| 01/03/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin | 24 |
| 12/07/24 @ Darlington | 17 |
Even though they lost, West Florence smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Lugoff-Elgin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trinity Williams out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. Williams has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Jordan Samuel was another key player, putting up 19 points along with six boards and six steals.
West Florence's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lugoff-Elgin, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-7.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Sumter the next time they take the court. Lugoff-Elgin will head out to face Sumter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while West Florence will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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