Recap: Floyd Central Highlanders vs. Richmond Red Devils
The Floyd Central Highlanders pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Richmond on the road by a decisive 75-61 margin.
Despite the loss, Floyd Central still got an impressive performance from Brock Conrad, who scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Another player making a difference was Tristan Robertson, who scored 8 points along with 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
Cedric Horton was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 22 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Richmond's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Carpenter, who scored 14 points.
Floyd Central now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Richmond, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Floyd Central will be playing in front of their home fans against New Albany at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Albany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Floyd Central likes a good challenge. As for Richmond, they will head out on the road to face off against Marion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Marion focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
