Preview: Hughes Lions vs. Wayne County Wildcats
The Hughes Lions will challenge the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hughes has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Hughes made off with a 55-54 victory over McKenzie.
Meanwhile, Wayne County waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They managed a 43-39 win over Houston County.
Sayler Skelton and Cayman Camfield were among the main playmakers for Wayne County as the former almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Camfield hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games.
Hughes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Wayne County, their victory bumped their record up to 23-8.
Hughes couldn't quite finish off Wayne County in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 48-46. Can Hughes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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