Center Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hernando Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Tigers are ranked 50th).
When it comes to explaining why Center Hill lost, don't look at Madison S. Hughes. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. S. Hughes is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Yazlyn Buffington, who earned 21 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Fran Kelly was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 19 en route to 33 points plus five steals for Hernando. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Kelly has scored at least a third of Hernando's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keristian Nevels, who posted 12 points.
Center Hill's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Hernando, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Center Hill has already played their next contest, a 67-57 victory against Saltillo on the 5th. As for Hernando, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hernando Tigers challenge the North Panola Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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