Central and Wellington squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Central had to settle for second. They lost 85-59 to the Wellington Wolverines. The Cobras have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Joseph Gayle, who went 6-for-15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. That was a full 33.9% of Central's points, marking the fifth time in a row Gayle has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Christian Maxon, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points.
Leading Wellington to victory were Dakota Izard and Tor-El Robinson. Izard went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points, while Robinson went 12-for-16 on his way to 25 points and six boards. Thanks to that strong game, Izard now owns an excellent 45.1% shooting accuracy. Rashard Reinhardt was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Wellington, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wellington, they will square off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wellington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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