Basketball Game Preview: R-S Central Hilltoppers vs. Brevard Blue Devils

The R-S Central Hilltoppers will venture away from home to take on the Brevard Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. R-S Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

R-S Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chase 52-26 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

R-S Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lai Flack, who posted 20 points. That makes it 21 consecutive games in which Flack has scored at least a third of R-S Central's points. Liliana Lopez was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Meanwhile, Brevard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Polk County and fell 65-25. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Wolverines are ranked 78th).

Brevard's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for R-S Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.

R-S Central came up short against Brevard in their previous meeting back in January, falling 41-36. Can R-S Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.