After both having extra time off, the Montgomery Central Timberwolves and the Southern Lee Cavaliers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Montgomery Central lost 58-32 to Union Academy two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Cardinals are ranked 171st).
Meanwhile, Southern Lee was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 61-55 to Triton. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Montgomery Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Southern Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Montgomery Central couldn't quite finish off Southern Lee when the teams last played back in November and fell 61-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern Lee's Makayla Hall, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten boards. Now that Montgomery Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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