The matchup between Phelps and Mingo Central on Saturday hardly resembled the 42-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Phelps Hornets took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mingo Central Miners. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Miners recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mingo Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addie Smith, who went 8 of 18 en route to 22 points along with eight assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Akers, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.
Phelps' defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Mingo Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Coming up, Phelps will challenge Elliott County at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Phelps is facing Elliott County at the right time seeing as Elliott County is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Mingo Central, they will take on St. Marys at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Mingo Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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