You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Fillmore Central Panthers's strategy against the Sandy Creek Cougars on Tuesday. Fillmore Central walked away with a 45-33 victory over Sandy Creek. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fillmore Central.
Fillmore Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Asche led the charge by scoring 12 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jarin Tweedy, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Sandy Creek's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Shaw, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Oglesby, who scored eight points along with 14 rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Sandy Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Fillmore Central pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sandy Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Fillmore Central will head out on the road to square off against Sutton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fillmore Central is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season. As for Sandy Creek, they will be playing at home against Superior at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sandy Creek is facing Superior at the right time seeing as Superior is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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