The Floyd Central Highlanders will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Eastern Musketeers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Floyd Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Eastern likes a good challenge.
Floyd Central fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Evansville Harrison on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 76-67 to the Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (64), Floyd Central still had to take the loss.
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Brock Conrad and Malachi Mcnair. Mcnair had a great game and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Conrad did his best for the losing side, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Eastern also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to New Washington by a score of 64-54. Eastern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Floyd Central has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Eastern, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-5.
