Basketball Recap: Putnam County Skates Past Central with Ease

War Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 @ Utopian Academy for the Arts	57
11/19/24 vs Utopian Academy for the Arts	56
01/09/25 vs McNair	45
11/29/24 vs Greene County	40
02/01/25 @ W D Mohammed	36

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Putnam County had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 90-62 victory over the Central Chargers. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Leading Putnam County to victory were Jmari Greene and Tamaud Woodson. Greene went 8-for-14 on his way to 20 points and eight steals, while Woodson went 10-for-13 to rack up 22 points. Greene's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zay Hargrove, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards.

Putnam County's win bumped their record up to 26-2. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.

Putnam County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-63 victory against Commerce on the 22nd. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.