Two dominant guards in Jamarie Brown and TJ Bell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Florence Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Westwood Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Florence knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Westwood likes a good challenge.
Even though West Florence scored an imposing 63 points last Tuesday, South Florence still came out on top. South Florence strolled past West Florence with points to spare, taking the game 77-63. Given South Florence's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while West Florence is ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sy'Ree Livingston, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westwood had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 65-52. The victory was nothing new for Westwood as they're now sitting on three straight.
South Florence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Westwood, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
South Florence barely slipped by Westwood in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 49-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Florence since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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