West Florence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by the Westwood Redhawks and fell 68-34. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Redhawks are ranked 17th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Donovan Mickle, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Mickle a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Larry Brown Iii, who earned ten points and three steals.
West Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Westwood, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Florence will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lugoff-Elgin at 7:30 p.m. on January 27th. As for Westwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-39 defeat against Sumter on the 20th.
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