After flying high against Chase last Tuesday, R-S Central came back down to earth. The R-S Central Hilltoppers lost to the Hendersonville Bearcats on the road by a 62-44 margin on Friday. The Hilltoppers have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Caden Thomas was nothing short of spectacular for Hendersonville: he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 boards gave Thomas a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaylon Wynn, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points and four steals.
R-S Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for Hendersonville, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
R-S Central will square off against Brevard at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hendersonville, they will face off against Polk County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hendersonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.2 points per game this season.
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