After flying high against East Rutherford last Tuesday, R-S Central came back down to earth. The R-S Central Hilltoppers took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chesnee Eagles on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Hilltoppers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
It was another big night for Elijah Brown, who went 8 of 12 en route to 25 points and six boards for Chesnee. The contest was Brown's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Braylon Blanton was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 12 points and six assists.
R-S Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Chesnee, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. R-S Central has already played their next game (against Chase), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Chesnee will challenge Liberty at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chesnee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season.
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