The Lugoff-Elgin Demons are taking a road trip to square off against the West Florence Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
On Saturday, Lugoff-Elgin was beaten by Ridge View 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 131st, while the Blazers are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, West Florence played a tough matchup last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Westwood, falling 67-25. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.
Lugoff-Elgin will need focus on slowing down Kara Fluharty, one of several West Florence players who made an impact when they last played. She posted three points and seven boards.
West Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Lugoff-Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Lugoff-Elgin strolled past West Florence in their previous matchup on January 3rd by a score of 53-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lugoff-Elgin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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