Floyd Central played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 73-53 to the Charlestown Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Pirates are ranked 74th).
Leading Charlestown to victory were Anthony Fresh and Keevin Bowman. Fresh went 12-for-21 en route to 31 points and six boards, while Bowman dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Fresh's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Parker Odle, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 14 points.
Floyd Central dropped their record down to 4-14 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Charlestown, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-5.
Floyd Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-47 defeat against Southwestern on the 15th. As for Charlestown, they will head out to square off against North Oldham at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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