The Central Cobras will head out to take on the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central has given up an average of 62.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Central had taken Vero Beach down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Cobras fell 71-67 to the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Indians are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Fork). They blew past Okeechobee, posting an 84-40 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
South Fork's win came from a few key players Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was James Kelley, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 14 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Nino Ropiza, who posted ten points and seven steals.
South Fork was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 4-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for South Fork, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Central took their victory against South Fork in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 84-64 score. In that matchup, the Cobras amassed a halftime lead of 53-32, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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