The Memphis East Mustangs and the Memphis Central Warriors will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Monday, Memphis East came up short against Whitehaven and fell 68-61. The Mustangs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Memphis Central also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to White Station by a score of 61-52.
Memphis East will need to focus on slowing down Jaydon Hill, one of several Memphis Central players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 19 points. The dominant performance gave Hill a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damion Cox, who earned 17 points.
Memphis East's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Memphis Central, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Memphis East didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Memphis Central when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 59-55 victory. Will Memphis East repeat their success, or does Memphis Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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