Preview: North Delta Green Wave vs. Central Holmes Christian Trojans
The North Delta Green Wave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Holmes Christian Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though North Delta has not done well against Indianola Academy recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Delta put the hurt on Indianola Academy with a sharp 43-21 win.
Meanwhile, Central Holmes Christian didn't have too much trouble with Deer Creek at home on Friday as they won 68-53.
John Ward was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with 3 steals. The matchup was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Hester, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds.
The win got North Delta back to even at 4-4. As for Central Holmes Christian, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
North Delta came up short against Central Holmes Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 69-64. Will North Delta have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
