On Tuesday, the Central Rockets beat the Braddock Bulldogs 66-53. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keri Foster was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 18 on his way to 25 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Dye III, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Braddock only posted ten assists.
Braddock lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luca De La Paz, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. De La Paz is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Ray Estay, who posted 13 points.
Central's record is now 15-5. As for Braddock, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-68 loss against Miramar on the 29th. Braddock has also already played their next game (against Archbishop Carroll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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