Greene Central hasn't had much luck against Farmville Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greene Central Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Greene Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past West Craven with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 87-69. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jalin Sutton was a one-man wrecking crew for Greene Central as he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Avent, who posted 12 points and six boards.
Greene Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 88-49. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 35 points or more this season.
Greene Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Farmville Central, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Greene Central took a serious blow against Farmville Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 94-66. Can Greene Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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