Preview: Floyd Central Highlanders vs. Charlestown Pirates
Floyd Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Charlestown Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Floyd Central is ranked 172nd, while Charlestown is ranked 149th).
Floyd Central struggled with assists on Saturday (Center Grove had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Floyd Central was dealt a 79-45 defeat at the hands of Center Grove. Floyd Central was down 66-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Floyd Central got a solid performance out of Nathan Rushing, who scored 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Reed, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Charlestown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 63-50 win over Austin. 63 seems to be a good number for Charlestown as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Floyd Central's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Charlestown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Everything went Floyd Central's way against Charlestown when the teams last played back in January of 2015 as Floyd Central made off with a 60-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Charlestown's Jamal Long, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Floyd Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
