On Monday, James F. Byrnes faced Blythewood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The James F. Byrnes Rebels took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blythewood Bengals. The Rebels have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Blythewood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Thomas out in front who went 8 of 20 en route to 29 points along with six boards and three steals. Thomas' afternoon made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of India Williams, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 19 points along with seven boards and three blocks.
James F. Byrnes' loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Blythewood, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
James F. Byrnes and Morrow will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Morrow's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. As for Blythewood, they will head out to face off against Dillon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blythewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.
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