R-S Central and Polk County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The R-S Central Hilltoppers are taking a road trip to take on the Polk County Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, R-S Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-36 to Brevard. The Hilltoppers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
R-S Central's defeat came about despite a quality game from Lai Flack, who posted 16 points. That was a full 44.4% of R-S Central's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahleah Champion, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, Polk County came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Bearcats with a 53-49 victory.
Polk County's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for R-S Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
R-S Central was taken down by Polk County 67-35 in their previous matchup on January 7th. Can R-S Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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