The Central Cobras will take on the Dr. Phillips Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They took a 72-57 bruising from Jupiter. The Cobras haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
CHAUNCIONA DAVIS
| 02/06/25 @ Jupiter | 71% |
| 01/25/25 vs Bishop Moore | 67% |
| 01/09/25 @ Okeechobee | 67% |
| 12/18/24 @ Lincoln Park Academy | 60% |
| 12/13/24 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 60% |
Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of CHAUNCIONA DAVIS, who went 7 for 12 en route to 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and LOVELY GABRIEL, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave DAVIS a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (71%). KAYLANAH NEWTON also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first boards of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dr. Phillips). They blew past Oak Ridge 80-38 on Saturday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 22 points or more this season.
Dr. Phillips has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
Central took a serious blow against Dr. Phillips in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 68-37. Thankfully for Central, Trinity Turner (who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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