West Florence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Blythewood Bengals and fell 71-13. 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 200th, while the Bengals are ranked third).
Gabreille Gunter was West Florence's leading scorer, having posted six points. Kara Fluharty held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
It was another big night for Chase Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds for Blythewood. Thomas' evening made it 15 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was India Williams, who posted 14 points and six steals.
West Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Blythewood, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
West Florence will take on Ridge View at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season. As for Blythewood, they will face off against Sumter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Blythewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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