Lakewood was the 55-43 winner over South Florence when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakewood Gators fell to the South Florence Bruins 55-49.
| 12/08/23 @ Richland Northeast | 8 |
| 01/09/25 vs South Florence | 7 |
| 12/12/23 @ Dreher | 7 |
| 12/23/23 vs Chantilly | 7 |
| 11/28/23 vs Richland Northeast | 6 |
Loss or not, Lakewood got some senior leadership from Pop Cato and Darius Franklin. Cato went 7 for 9 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Franklin dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. That's the most boards Cato has posted since back in December of 2023. Cedric Cisse was another key player, putting up nine points.
South Florence's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lennix Valerie, who posted seven points along with eight steals and six boards. Valerie is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Singletary, who had seven points and six rebounds.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for South Florence, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Lakewood will head out to square off against Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. As for South Florence, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-47 loss against Marion on the 11th.
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