Basketball Recap: Millington Central Trojans vs. Hamilton Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millington Central). They claimed a resounding 83-48 win over the Hamilton Wildcats. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered a 77-75 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Millington Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Marlow Bean out in front who went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Bean a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Another player making a difference was Andre Tyler, who scored nine points plus seven assists and two steals.
Millington Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win got Millington Central back to even at 2-2. As for Hamilton, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Millington Central has already played their next matchup (against Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hamilton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hamilton Wildcats face off against the Wooddale Cardinals at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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