Smiths Station is 0-10 against Central since January of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Smiths Station Panthers will be playing at home against the Central Red Devils at 5:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Smiths Station faced off against Auburn on Tuesday. Smiths Station had to suffer through a 62-32 loss at the hands of Auburn. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Tigers are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, everything went Central's way against Opelika on Tuesday as Central made off with a 60-35 win. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 25 points or more this season.
Smiths Station better keep an eye on Jabria Lindsey. She was instrumental in Central's win, dropping a double-double on 33 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Lindsey's 29th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kandria Mebuge, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Smiths Station, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Smiths Station came up short against Central in their previous matchup on January 9th, falling 57-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lindsey, who went 9 for 21 en route to 32 points in addition to six assists and six boards. Now that Smiths Station knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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