The Central Blue Devils will take on the Lake Minneola Hawks in a holiday battle at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Central had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They secured a 60-55 W over West Essex.
Faith Fedd-Robinson had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 26 points and 18 rebounds. Jahniyah Simpson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola came tearing into Wednesday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Eustis at home to the tune of 73-26. Lake Minneola might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by 26 points or more this season.
Central's victory was their third straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Lake Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
