Lugoff-Elgin fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Sumter on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sumter Gamecocks by a score of 78-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (59), the Demons still had to take the loss.
| 01/28/25 vs Sumter | 3 |
| 01/27/25 @ West Florence | 2 |
| 01/25/25 @ Ridge View | 3 |
| 01/18/25 vs Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 3 |
| 01/17/25 @ Spring Valley | 7 |
Lugoff-Elgin's loss came despite strong showings from Kaleb Long and Braylen Mumford. Long dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Mumford went 8 of 17 en route to 19 points and three steals. Mumford has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jernigan Williams, who posted 11 points.
Lugoff-Elgin has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Sumter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-10.
Lugoff-Elgin will head out on the road to face off against Blythewood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blythewood will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Lugoff-Elgin surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sumter, they will be playing at home against West Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumter is facing West Florence at the right time seeing as West Florence is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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