Basketball Game Preview: Millington Central Trojans vs. Craigmont Chiefs

The Millington Central Trojans will face off against the Craigmont Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Millington Central has four straight wins, Craigmont has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Millington Central didn't have too much trouble with Munford as they won 69-53.

Millington Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tayshaun Dye led the charge by putting up 24 points. Andre Tyler was another key player, posting 17 points.

Meanwhile, Craigmont came up short against Brighton on Tuesday and fell 65-52. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Cardinals are ranked 114th).

Millington Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Craigmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.

Everything came up roses for Millington Central against Craigmont in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the team secured a 77-28 victory. In that matchup, Millington Central amassed a halftime lead of 46-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.