It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central can now relate to. They were dealt an 81-27 defeat at the hands of the Dr. Phillips Panthers on Thursday. The Cobras lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 68-37 score last time.
MADISON McCARGO was Central's leading scorer, having posted eight points. ARIAH STEPLIN held things down on the boards with five rebounds. CHAUNCIONA DAVIS took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Dr. Phillips got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ciara Hayes out in front who posted ten points and six assists. Thanks to that strong game, Hayes now owns an excellent 47.1% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Perry, who went 6-for-9 en route to 15 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 11-16. As for Dr. Phillips, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-9.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dr. Phillips, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 76-37 win against Palm Beach Lakes on the 18th.
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