Basketball Recap: Floyd Central Comes Up Short

After soaring to 78 points the game before, Floyd Central was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost to the Seymour Owls at home by a 44-28 margin. The contest marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Despite the defeat, Floyd Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landon Reed posted 12 points. That was a full 42.9% of Floyd Central's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.

Floyd Central has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Seymour, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.

Floyd Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-54 loss against Evansville Reitz on the 1st. Seymour has also already played their next contest (against Madison), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.