Central lost to Southwest back in February of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The contest between the Chargers and the Patriots didn't end well, with the Chargers falling 82-67. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Patriots are ranked 105th).
Southwest had a senior duo take command as Caron 'CJ' Howard shot 62% from the field to rack up 26 points and seven steals and Chase Dupree went 10-for-19 on his way to 31 points. Dupree's big performance that evening made it 17 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Neikoviam Iverson, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Southwest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-71 loss against Northeast on the 13th. As for Southwest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 78-61 victory against Academy for Classical Education on the 13th.
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