The Central Woodstock Falcons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Luray Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Central Woodstock has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Central Woodstock will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Madison County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Central Woodstock enjoyed a cozy 67-49 victory over Madison County on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Luray earned a 73-62 win over Clarke County on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Central Woodstock better focus on containing Blake Jenkins and Matthew Owens as the pair were huge in Luray's win. Jenkins went 6 for 11 on his way to 26 points, while Owens went 8 of 16 to rack up 23 points. The dominant performance also gave Jenkins a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Jae Frye, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Central Woodstock is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for Luray, their record now sits at 14-5.
Everything went Central Woodstock's way against Luray in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Central Woodstock made off with a 59-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Woodstock since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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