McBee hadn't done well against Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The McBee Panthers walked away with a 71-61 victory over the Central Eagles. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
McBee was led to victory by Hayden Griggs and Jakari Holloman. Griggs dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds, while Holloman dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Tyrek Wright, who posted 16 points.
Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Caden Edmond, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Edmond has become a key player for Central: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least eight boards, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tazhir Webber, who had 16 points and three steals.
McBee's record is now 8-2. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
McBee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 64-53 win against Lee Central on the 27th. As for Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-79 victory against Hartsville on the 27th.
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