Center's tournament run continued when they took on Almeta Crawford on Friday. The Center Roughriders fell 54-45 to the Almeta Crawford Chargers. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Defeat or not, Center got some senior leadership from Jimmarion (JA) Smith and JaKevin(Tiki) Robinson. Smith almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds, while Robinson posted seven points and 18 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Caleb Mosley, who put up eight points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Almeta Crawford only racked up four assists.
Leading Almeta Crawford to victory were Alvin Mosley and Kevin Green. Mosley went 9 of 20 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Green went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Green a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Cunningham, who had five points and three steals.
Center's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Almeta Crawford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-42 win against Spring Woods on the 28th. As for Almeta Crawford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 88-59 victory against Jasper on the 27th.
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