Millington Central and Brighton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Millington Central Trojans will square off against the Brighton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Millington Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Millington Central put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kirby 65-13 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-5.
Alana Whiten continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring seven points along with four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. Alexis Williamson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Brighton on the road against Melrose on Friday as the squad secured a 58-31 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Brighton.
Brighton found their leader in underclassman Jayla Jones, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'lyjah Maclin, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Millington Central is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Brighton, their win bumped their record up to 13-18.
Monday's match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Whiten and Destiny Pruitt. Whiten has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 11.6 points, 1.5 steals, and 1.1 assists. For her part, Pruitt has averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 steals.
Millington Central beat Brighton 69-59 in their previous matchup on February 6th. Will Millington Central repeat their success, or does Brighton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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