Central is 1-9 against Milton since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Central Jaguars face off against the Milton Panthers at 6:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Central is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Pensacola Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Central was the clear victor by a 56-35 margin over Pensacola Christian Academy on Tuesday. With that victory, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.
Lily Mathews was her usual excellent self, shooting 6-for-10 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Boutwell, who scored 11 points in addition to six rebounds.
Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milton). They blew past Tate 47-14 on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Milton's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Milton in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 39-33 win. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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