The Central Cobras will venture away from home to challenge the Wellington Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 93-83 to Centennial on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (64), the Cobras still had to take the loss.
Joseph Gayle
| 01/10/25 @ Centennial | 33 |
| 01/09/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 28 |
| 01/07/25 vs Port St. Lucie | 29 |
| 01/04/25 vs Lake Worth | 30 |
| 01/03/25 vs Coral Glades | 25 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Joseph Gayle, who went 12 of 25 en route to 33 points. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Christopher Maxon, who shot 5-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Wellington entered their tilt with Royal Palm Beach on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Wildcats 60-41. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Wildcats are ranked 181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wellington's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Central, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.
Central suffered a grim 78-55 defeat to Wellington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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