The North Central Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Central Valley Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Central is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since December 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Elgin/Pope John by a score of 49-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Wolfpack since February 1, 2016.
Meanwhile, Central Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 47-40 to Burwell.
Despite the defeat, Central Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Annaka Wood went 9 for 21 on her way to 19 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Wood a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bentleigh Dugan, who posted seven points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Central Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Central Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
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