West Florence lost against Blythewood back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Florence Knights were beaten by the Blythewood Bengals 69-34. 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 166th, while the Bengals are ranked fifth).
Despite the loss, West Florence still got an impressive performance from Gabreille Gunter, who posted 15 points and five boards.
Hayley Hightower was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 steals for Blythewood. Hightower has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last nine times she's played. Sherron Waters was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists.
West Florence has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season. As for Blythewood, their win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1.
West Florence has already played their next contest, a 74-24 defeat against Ridge View on the 7th. As for Blythewood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-34 victory against Sumter on the 7th.
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