The Nash Central Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nash Central has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 16.
Nash Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bunn on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nash Central was outmatched by Bunn and fell 73-37. The Bulldogs were down 67-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Southeast Halifax was beaten by Northampton County 70-36 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 576th, while the Jaguars are ranked 231st).
Nash Central will need to focus on slowing down Adaveon Batchelor, one of several Southeast Halifax players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Batchelor a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clinton Mills Jr., who had nine points and three steals.
Southeast Halifax has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season. As for Nash Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Nash Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Southeast Halifax when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 58-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nash Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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