The Milford Central Wildcats won the last time they faced the Richfield Springs Central Indians, and things went their way on Thursday too. Milford Central took down Richfield Springs Central 56-40. The win made it back-to-back wins for Milford Central.
Milford Central found their leader in underclassman Christian Lawson, who scored 28 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The match was Lawson's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Evan Clark was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Milford Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 22 points. As for Richfield Springs Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Milford Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cherry Valley-Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. As for Richfield Springs Central, they will take on Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oppenheim-Ephratah/St. Johnsville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 770th, while Richfield Springs Central is ranked 287th).