John Battle is 0-10 against Central Wise since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The John Battle Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Central Wise Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, John Battle got the win against Lee by a conclusive 51-26. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Generals are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central Wise waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bears, posting a 66-36 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
John Battle's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Central Wise, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
John Battle came up short against Central Wise in their previous meeting back in January, falling 52-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Wise's Emmah McAmis, who posted 24 points. Now that John Battle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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