High Point Central is 0-3 against Wesleyan Christian Academy since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The two teams will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. High Point Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-22, which was the final score in High Point Central's tilt against Southwest Guilford on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Cowboys are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian Academy entered their tilt with Greensboro Day School last Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 66-58 win over the Bengals.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's win came from a few key players High Point Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kennedy Jackson, who went 8 of 19 on her way to 17 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards she has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hawley, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
Wesleyan Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for High Point Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
High Point Central was dealt a bruising 67-39 loss at the hands of Wesleyan Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Can High Point Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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