The Center Roughriders and the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Center Roughriders had to settle for second. They took a 73-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Longhorns. Center's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Center lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tim Johnson. Despite the final result, he scored 31 points along with seven assists and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emonte (Cash) Cross, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Center's loss dropped their record down to 21-10. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hamshire-Fannett's road trip will continue as they head out to face Silsbee at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. One thing working in Silsbee's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
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