The Central Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Southwest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central has three straight wins, Southwest has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Central is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since November 20, 2024 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Westside, sneaking past 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted against the Seminoles since December 5, 2020.
Meanwhile, Southwest played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Dodge County and fell 74-42. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Indians are ranked 142nd).
Central will have to contain Janay Parker as she made an impact in Southwest's last game. She went 6 of 9 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Parker a new career-high in points.
Central pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Central against Southwest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 51-19 win. Will Central repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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