South Florence hadn't done well against Darlington recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The South Florence Bruins walked away with a 40-30 win over the Darlington Falcons. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Falcons are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Darlington | 8 |
| 01/09/25 @ Lakewood | 6 |
| 12/29/24 vs Marlboro County | 6 |
| 12/17/24 @ Crestwood | 5 |
| 01/07/25 vs Darlington | 3 |
South Florence got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Semaj Parker out in front who posted eight points. Those eight points gave Parker a new career-high. Jarius Davis was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
South Florence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Darlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
South Florence didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-41 win against Lakewood on the 4th. As for Darlington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th. Darlington is facing Hartsville at the right time seeing as Hartsville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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