If A.C. Flora was riding high fresh off their 63-27 takedown of Richland Northeast last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The A.C. Flora Falcons lost to the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets on the road by a 47-32 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Diamond Hornets are ranked sixth).
Despite the loss, A.C. Flora still got an impressive performance from Teonna Draughn, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Naja Gray, who earned seven points.
Lower Richland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chi?Nya Isaac, who went 6 of 11 en route to 18 points and three steals. Mikayla Foster was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Falcons
| 01/18/25 vs Lower Richland | 32-47 |
| 01/15/25 @ Richland Northeast | 63-27 |
| 01/14/25 vs Dreher | 69-19 |
| 01/08/25 @ Lancaster | 57-40 |
| 01/06/25 @ York | 66-22 |
The loss snapped A.C. Flora's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-11 record. As for Lower Richland, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
A.C. Flora has already played their next match, a 60-55 defeat against South Pointe on the 25th. As for Lower Richland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-35 win against Darlington on the 24th.
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