The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Millington Central on the road and fell 55-20. Raleigh-Egypt has not had much luck with Millington Central recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Millington Central was led to victory by Layla Batts and Bailey Boone. Batts scored ten points, while Boone scored nine points along with five rebounds. Batts set a new season high mark in steals with two. The team also got some help courtesy of Nakirah Miller, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Millington Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Raleigh-Egypt will look to defend their home court on Friday against Covington at 6:00 p.m. Covington is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Millington Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Munford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
