The West Florence Knights suffered their biggest loss since December 27, 2023 on Friday. Their rough 83-61 loss to South Florence might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, West Florence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while South Florence is ranked 36th).
West Florence's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Gamble, who scored 21 points along with three steals, and Jayaun Perkins who scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Perkins has scored all season. Kelvin Cade was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
South Florence was led to victory by Jamarie Brown and Amare Adams. Brown scored 16 points along with eight assists and four steals, while Adams scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. That's the first time this season that Brown posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Jackson Robinson, who scored 13 points.
West Florence has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for South Florence, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Florence will take on Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Myrtle Beach's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while West Florence has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road. As for South Florence, they will square off against Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hartsville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday.
