Basketball Game Preview: Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas vs. Central Lancers

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Previous Games

01/31/24 - Home	52-50 W
01/27/23 - Away	22-49 L
02/18/22 - Home	58-29 W
01/26/22 - Home	65-55 W
01/17/20 - Away	60-34 W
+ 5 more games

Mastery Charter North - Pickett has gone 9-1 against Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas will square off against the Central Lancers at 3:15 p.m. Mastery Charter North - Pickett has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 14.

Mastery Charter North - Pickett is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Freire Charter on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mastery Charter North - Pickett took a blow against Freire Charter, falling 60-8. The Pumas were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They breezed by Northeast to the tune of 48-21 on Wednesday. With the Lancers ahead 29-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Mastery Charter North - Pickett better focus on containing Sofia Meer and Stevie Hall as the pair were huge in Central's win. Meer dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards, while Hall went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points. Hall's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janai Bellinger, who posted four points and eight rebounds.

Mastery Charter North - Pickett's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.

Mastery Charter North - Pickett skirted past Central 52-50 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mastery Charter North - Pickett since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.