Basketball Preview: Central Jaguars vs. W.S. Neal Eagles
The Central Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the W.S. Neal Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Central focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Friday.
Central fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Ponce De Leon but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 47-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates.
Central might have lost, but man, Lily Mathews was a machine: she went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus six steals and four blocks. Mathews is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Boutwell, who had 16 points in addition to three steals.
Meanwhile, a win for W.S. Neal just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Flomaton 65-36. The Eagles were down 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
W.S. Neal now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Central, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Central against W.S. Neal in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-15 victory. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will W.S. Neal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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