Preview: Millington Central Trojans vs. South Gibson Hornets
After two games on the road, Millington Central is heading back home. They will take on the South Gibson Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Millington Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully South Gibson likes a good challenge.
Millington Central stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Covington 65-24 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-7.
Millington Central relied on the efforts of Kaitlyn Holmes, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and six steals, and Alana Whiten, who scored 20 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Holmes has scored all season. Ayanna Ransom was another key contributor, scoring six points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, South Gibson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 51-46 to Dyersburg. While losing is never fun, South Gibson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Dyersburg is ranked 15th).
Millington Central is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for South Gibson, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-15.
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