Basketball Recap: Jazzlyn Mcmillan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fairfield Central over Mid-Carolina

After flying high against Columbia last Tuesday, Fairfield Central came back down to earth. The Fairfield Central Griffins fell 65-52 to the Mid-Carolina Rebels on Thursday. The Griffins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.

Jazzlyn McMillan

Points

02/06/25 @ Mid-Carolina	33
02/04/25 @ Columbia	31
01/30/25 vs Eau Claire	15
01/28/25 @ Clinton	21
01/24/25 @ Chester	22
+ 4 more games

Several Griffins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jazzlyn McMillan, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 11 rebounds. McMillan's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Adams, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points.

Even though they lost, Fairfield Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Fairfield Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Mid-Carolina, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fairfield Central beat Mid-Carolina by a score of 53-31 on Monday.