Basketball Game Preview: Polk County Wolverines vs. R-S Central Hilltoppers

Polk County is 0-10 against R-S Central since November of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Polk County Wolverines will head out to challenge the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 7:30 p.m.

Polk County's tournament run continued when they took on Erwin on Monday. Polk County took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Erwin.

Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, R-S Central made off with a 47-46 victory over Brevard.

R-S Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Polk County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Polk County came up short against R-S Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 61-50. Can Polk County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.