Southampton and Sussex Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Southampton Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Sussex Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Southampton came up short against Brunswick and fell 52-43. The Indians have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Sussex Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 56-36 to Greensville County. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Eagles are ranked 162nd).
Sussex Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Southampton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
Southampton strolled past Sussex Central in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 69-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southampton 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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