The Central Red Devils will take on the Helena Huskies in a holiday battle at 3:00 p.m. on Friday at. Central is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Central came up short against Huffman and fell 56-47. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Huffman is ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Helena beat Columbia 36-28 on Thursday.
Helena found their leader in underclassman Isabel Heintz, who scored 11 points. Brooklyn Kelly was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Central now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Helena, their win bumped their record up to 6-9-1.
