Darlington and South Florence are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Darlington Falcons will face off against the South Florence Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Darlington will be strutting in after a win while South Florence will be coming in after a loss.
Darlington's tournament run continued when they took on Lewisville on Saturday. Darlington blew past Lewisville 62-38. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 24 points or more this season.
South Florence has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 39-33 heartbreaker at the hands of North Myrtle Beach. The matchup marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Darlington will have to keep a close watch on Allyson Watson and Harmony Bostick, a pair of players who had a big impact on South Florence's prior game. Watson posted 15 points and five steals, while Bostick earned eight points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Gamble, who put up a point in addition to eight boards and five assists.
South Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Darlington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Darlington might still be hurting after the 84-64 loss they got from South Florence in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Darlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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