On Thursday, the North Central Panthers faced the Hamilton Southeastern Royals in a battle between two of the state's top teams. North Central enjoyed a cozy 66-47 win over Hamilton Southeastern. The win was just what North Central needed coming off of a 69-48 defeat in their prior matchup.
Tim Williams was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Papi Rivera, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton Southeastern lost, one person who can't be blamed is Donovan Hamilton. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with two steals and two blocks. Braeden Totton was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
North Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-9.
North Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lawrence North at 7:30 p.m. on February 28th. Hopefully North Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday. Hamilton Southeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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