High Point Central is on a 17-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Southern Guilford a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The High Point Central Bison will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Southern Guilford Storm at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
High Point Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Northwest Cabarrus on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. High Point Central was dealt a 64-11 loss at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus. The Bison were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.
Meanwhile, Southern Guilford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 54-48 to Western Guilford.
High Point Central will have to keep a close watch on Charlee Slaughter and Courtney Griffith, a pair of players who had a big impact on Southern Guilford's prior game. Slaughter posted 13 points along with five boards and five steals, while Griffith had 15 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Asharia Carstle, who put up six points and five rebounds.
High Point Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Southern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
High Point Central took a serious blow against Southern Guilford in their previous matchup back in February, falling 67-8. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point High Point Central was down 35-6.
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