The Florence Buffaloes's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 47-21 walloping at the hands of Clifton. While losing is never fun, Florence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1484th, while Clifton is ranked 583rd).
Florence lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaylie Hamm, who scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Herring, who scored six points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clifton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avary Woosley, who scored ten points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Laylah Gaona, who scored 14 points.
Florence's loss was their eighth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-14. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.8 points per game. As for Clifton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Florence will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Cherokee at 5:00 p.m. on December 29th. Clifton will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Rio Vista at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Rio Vista focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
