Wesley Chapel is 4-0 against Central since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. Wesley Chapel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 matches -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Wesley Chapel's game was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 76-64 victory over Mitchell. Given Wesley Chapel's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Mitchell is ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wesley Chapel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sian Morris led the charge by scoring 20 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hicks, who scored 24 points.
Meanwhile, Central waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins but they left with four. They managed a 65-61 win over Gulf. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Wesley Chapel is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Wesley Chapel strolled past Central when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 81-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wesley Chapel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
