South Florence is 3-0 against Lakewood since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Florence Bruins will host the Lakewood Gators at 6:00 p.m. South Florence has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
South Florence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Socastee 67-29 on Saturday. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
| 02/01/25 vs Socastee | 19 |
| 01/31/25 @ Darlington | 22 |
| 01/25/25 @ Hartsville | 15 |
South Florence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Harmony Bostick, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Bostick's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Allyson Watson, who posted 16 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Lakewood ended up a good deal behind Darlington on Tuesday and lost 61-43.
South Florence will have to contain Zakiya Hodge as she made an impact in Lakewood's last game. She dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauryn Nesmith, who put up six points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Even though they lost, Lakewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
South Florence's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-7. As for Lakewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
South Florence was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood in their previous meeting back in January, winning 48-39. Will South Florence repeat their success, or does Lakewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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