After a string of four wins, Center's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to the Madisonville Mustangs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
| 01/24/25 vs Madisonville | 25 |
| 01/22/25 @ Hudson | 20 |
| 01/17/25 vs Palestine | 22 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rusk | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Bullard | 26 |
Defeat or not, Center got some senior leadership from Tim Johnson and JaKevin(Tiki) Robinson. Johnson went 9 of 14 en route to 25 points and three steals, while Robinson dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. The match was Johnson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Jimmarion (JA) Smith was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive games.
Center's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-7. As for Madisonville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
Center has already played their next contest (against Bullard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Madisonville will host Rusk at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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