Basketball Recap: McCreary Central Comes Up Short

McCreary Central lost against Knox Central back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The McCreary Central Raiders lost 76-53 to the Knox Central Panthers. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

McCreary Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Knox Central, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.

McCreary Central is taking a road trip to square off against Pineville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pineville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully McCreary Central likes a good challenge. As for Knox Central, they will be taking part in a tournament against Forsyth Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Forsyth Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.