Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Southwest Patriots walked away with it. They snuck past the Panthers with a 46-40 victory on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southwest.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyle Jefferson, who scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jefferson has scored all season. Chase Dupree was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Sumter County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-17.
Southwest will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Columbia on February 27th. One thing working in Columbia's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 24 matches. Sumter County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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