Blythewood is 0-4 against Sumter since January of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Blythewood Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Sumter Gamecocks at 6:00 p.m. Blythewood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Sumter likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Blythewood humbled West Florence with a 71-13 victory. The Bengals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sumter against West Florence on Wednesday as the team secured a 50-23 win. Given the Gamecocks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Knights are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blythewood pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Sumter, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Blythewood was taken down by Sumter 64-34 when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Blythewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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