River Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 70-42 defeat at the hands of the Lexington Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Wildcats are ranked tenth).
Jenna Johnson and Meghan Tucker certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Johnson posted 21 points, while Tucker earned six points and four steals. That was a full 50% of River Bluff's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Hannah Riddle was another key player, putting up seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lexington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaleya Lytes, who went 8 of 15 en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Lytes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Izzy Saville, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
River Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
River Bluff will host Dutch Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington has already played their next game (against Irmo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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