The Red Rock Central Falcons had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They took down Edgerton 70-53. Red Rock Central's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Leading Red Rock Central to victory were Jayden Lang and Isaac Simonson. Lang scored 28 points along with six assists and five rebounds, while Simonson dropped a double-double on 19 points and 19 rebounds. Simonson is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Ashton Holmen was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Red Rock Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Edgerton, their defeat was their 11th straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-10.
Red Rock Central will take on Murray County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Murray County Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. As for Edgerton, they will head out on the road to challenge Mountain Lake/Comfrey at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
