The South Florence Bruins will square off against the Crestwood Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Florence is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since December 18, 2023 on Friday. They took a blow against Lower Richland, falling 58-31. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, South Florence saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Harmony Bostick almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of South Florence's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Trevionne Hannah was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Crestwood came up short against Woodmont on Saturday and fell 44-34.
South Florence will need focus on slowing down Saniya Williams, one of several Crestwood players who made an impact when they last played. She scored 15 points and three steals. The matchup was Williams' eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of London Vaughn, who had 14 points and four steals.
Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for South Florence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.
South Florence didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Crestwood when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 44-40 win. Does South Florence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crestwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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