The Floyd Central Jaguars are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Magoffin County Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on March 7th. Floyd Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 944 points over their last 12 matches.
Floyd Central has not done well against Lawrence County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Floyd Central took down Lawrence County 71-57. 71 seems to be a good number for Floyd Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Floyd Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ronnie Samons out in front who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Samons is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Moore, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Magoffin County pushed their score all the way to 73 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 83-73 to Martin County. Magoffin County has not had much luck with Martin County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Floyd Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Magoffin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Things could have been worse for Floyd Central, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to Magoffin County when the teams last played back in January. Can Floyd Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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