Basketball Recap: Tayshaun Dye Key Part of a Team Effort in Trojans Win

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Millington Central on Tuesday. They strolled past the Covington Chargers with points to spare, taking the game 57-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.

Millington Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tayshaun Dye led the charge by putting up 13 points and six steals. That's the most steals Dye has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Tyler, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points and four steals.

Millington Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 27.7% in those games and 30.5% outside of them. As for Covington, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.

Millington Central has already played their next contest, a 58-56 victory against Raleigh-Egypt on the 24th. As for Covington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-55 defeat against Brighton on the 24th.