South Florence is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Wilson is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The South Florence Bruins will square off against the Wilson Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That match will pit two of the most dominant against one another: Jarius Davis and Josh Leonard.
South Florence is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Marion just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 64-47 fall against the Swamp Foxes. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bruins came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Swamp Foxes are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, Wilson's game on Saturday was all tied up 29-29 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Atlantic Collegiate Academy out 59-57.
South Florence better focus on containing Tristan Thompson and Leonard as the pair were huge in Wilson's win. Thompson almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards, while Leonard dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Leonard's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Wilson's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for South Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
South Florence couldn't quite finish off Wilson when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 64-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Now that South Florence knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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