Center waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 55-38 victory over the Hudson Hornets. The Roughriders pushed the score to 51-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Center's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Travis (TJ) Belin Jr led the charge by going 7 for 14 en route to 19 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Belin Jr a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was JaKevin(Tiki) Robinson, who went 6 of 9 to rack up 14 points and seven boards.
Roughriders
| 02/07/25 vs Hudson | 55-38 |
| 02/04/25 @ Palestine | 65-59 |
| 01/31/25 vs Rusk | 87-38 |
Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive contests.
Center's record is now 17-8. As for Hudson, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Center will square off against Madisonville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hudson, they will face off against Bullard at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bullard will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hudson surely won't give up without a fight.
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