Lugoff-Elgin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Ridge View Blazers 84-27. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Blazers are ranked 33rd).
Despite the defeat, Lugoff-Elgin saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jordan Samuel posted 16 points and five steals. That was a full 59.3% of Lugoff-Elgin's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Ridge View to victory were Reagan Ferguson and Anasia Harvey. Ferguson went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points and five steals, while Harvey dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. That's the most steals Ferguson has posted since back in December of 2023. Iyana Lewis was another key player, putting up three points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Lugoff-Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Ridge View, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Lugoff-Elgin has already played their next matchup (against West Florence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ridge View will venture away from home to face off against Westwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.3 points per game this season.
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