On Thursday, the Hamilton Southeastern Royals faced the North Central Panthers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hamilton Southeastern took a 66-47 bruising from North Central. Hamilton Southeastern's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton Southeastern lost, one person who can't be blamed is Donovan Hamilton. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with two steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Braeden Totton, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Tim Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Central, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Williams has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Papi Rivera, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hamilton Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for North Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Hamilton Southeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. North Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lawrence North at 7:30 p.m. on February 28th. One thing working in Lawrence North's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
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