It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact High Point Central can now relate to. They were dealt a 74-47 defeat at the hands of the Huss Huskies on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Huskies are ranked 35th).
High Point Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josiah Hill, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 23 points, and Adonai Tyrance, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 48.9% of High Point Central's points, marking the third time in a row Hill has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Huss' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaleel Smith, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 19 points and seven steals. The matchup was Smith's third in a row with at least 18 points. Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips was another key player, going 7-for-12 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
High Point Central's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Huss, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
High Point Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huss, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-48 victory against Ashbrook on the 7th.
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