Preview: Central vs. Northwest Whitfield
Central is 0-3 against Northwest Whitfield since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Central Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Northwest Whitfield Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Northwest Whitfield is ranked 49th).
Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Sonoraville by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Northwest Whitfield stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Southeast Whitfield County 4-1. The win was familiar territory for Northwest Whitfield who now have three in a row.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Northwest Whitfield, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2-1.
Central might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Northwest Whitfield when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
