Millington Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs at 7:30 p.m. on January 26th. One thing working in Millington Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches.
Even though Craigmont scored an imposing 57 points on Thursday, Millington Central still came out on top. Millington Central enjoyed a cozy 74-57 victory over Craigmont.
Millington Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andre Tyler led the charge by scoring 22 points. That's the first time this season that Tyler scored 15 or more points. Aiden Maclin was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Meanwhile, Raleigh-Egypt came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Craigmont 71-52. Given Raleigh-Egypt's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Craigmont is ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Millington Central now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Raleigh-Egypt, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Millington Central came up short against Raleigh-Egypt in their previous matchup on January 9th, falling 72-68. Can Millington Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
