Basketball Recap: Hendersonville Skates Past R-S Central with Ease

Bearcats

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Chase	72
01/31/25 vs Chase	54
12/13/24 vs Polk County	50
02/21/25 vs R-S Central	47
02/04/25 @ East Rutherford	47

Hendersonville won the last time they faced R-S Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Hendersonville Bearcats breezed past the R-S Central Hilltoppers to the tune of 81-34. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Hendersonville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Martiste Mills, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 11 points and five steals. Mills has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Wynn, who went 6-for-11 en route to 15 points.

Hendersonville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.9 points over those games. R-S Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Bearcats face off against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hendersonville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests. As for R-S Central, they will head out to challenge Shelby at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelby will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something R-S Central surely won't give up without a fight.