The West Florence Knights will challenge the Ridge View Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Florence has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Ridge View will arrive with nine straight wins.
West Florence is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Blythewood on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Florence took a blow against Blythewood, falling 69-38. 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 208th, while the Bengals are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Ridge View beat Lugoff-Elgin 58-53 on Tuesday.
Ridge View has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points per game. As for West Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
West Florence was taken down by Ridge View 81-36 in their previous matchup back in January. Can West Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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